as in to censor
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
Advertisement The dog — now dubbed Argon — was found by two hikers in a remote part of Malibu Creek Canyon on the evening of July 3, with one zip tie around his muzzle and another around his neck.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Pranshu Verma, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
If an escape is not possible, fight the bear by focusing on its face and muzzle.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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Noun
His painting, Hungry Borzoi (2024), shows a pup with a long muzzle eyeballing a cherry on a nearby plate.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
Advertisement The dog — now dubbed Argon — was found by two hikers in a remote part of Malibu Creek Canyon on the evening of July 3, with one zip tie around his muzzle and another around his neck.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Verb
Regulators, meanwhile, have worried that the terms muzzle tech employees who could alert them to misconduct in the opaque tech sector.
—Pranshu Verma, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
If an escape is not possible, fight the bear by focusing on its face and muzzle.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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