as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Marta Hill, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Chunk was identified in photographs and videos the old-fashioned way, based on human observations of distinguishing characteristics – such as a large scar across his muzzle and a broken jaw.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Separation agreements are usually paired with nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, as well as company policies that muzzle most managers from discussing personnel matters with the press, to keep things damped down.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The sweat samples were then stapled into a custom muzzle for the horses to wear.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Chunk was identified in photographs and videos the old-fashioned way, based on human observations of distinguishing characteristics – such as a large scar across his muzzle and a broken jaw.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Until the attempt to muzzle Kimmel failed, giving satirists a new cause and fresh passion to pursue it.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Separation agreements are usually paired with nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, as well as company policies that muzzle most managers from discussing personnel matters with the press, to keep things damped down.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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The study bird, a Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), with a caterpillar in its beak.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each swan on Anthropologie’s Icon glass has a bright orange beak and fluffy feathers.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of websites are censored by the government.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The animal dislodged the boy’s mandible, left a groove in his skull, broke his clavicle and left a bite mark on his right ankle.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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On April 10 of this year, the dog was found with another bone — a femur this time — in the yard, and a search of the property also turned up a human mandible, or jawbone, that also belonged to the same victim.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The goal isn’t to silence voices, but to make sure the platform stays safe and sustainable for creators, viewers, and advertisers.—
Christopher DiLella,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are high hopes for US biotech company Scribe Therapeutics' STX-1150 treatment, which epigenetically silences the PCSK9 gene in the liver to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The scrape of the nib on the page—tactile, rhythmic—induces a meditative state in which, one hopes, the words will flow.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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A couple of hundred years ago, pens with steel nibs were introduced, and in the 19th century, fountain pens were invented that could hold a reservoir of ink in a rubber bladder in the barrel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Speaking with Stern on post-Globes Monday for an episode that aired Tuesday, Glaser shared why gags about the current political climate were absent from the show.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams gagged Gayle King at the 2026 Golden Globes.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The jugal bone, or what could be called the cheekbone, and the maxilla, or jawbone, are fused, Bertozzo said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office decided to reopen the Gacy file in 2011 as a cold case, exhuming bone fragments and sending eight sets of mandibles and maxilla to the CHI lab in Fort Worth for DNA processing.—
David Montesino,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2024
Noun
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When a subscription appears on a regular bill, sign-up friction tends to fall and cancellation resistance tends to rise.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The bill includes incentives for schools to lower the cost of a degree and to ensure that graduates meet certain average income thresholds, a nudge to help students attain degrees in fields that offer enhanced opportunities.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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