as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
At Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course on Sept. 15, a Secret Service agent scoping out the area one or two holes ahead of him saw the muzzle of an AK-47-style weapon pointing out of the tree line on the perimeter of the course.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Others on campus warn the resolution would muzzle faculty and create a slippery slope toward authoritarianism.
—Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Juma and the camera are both near enough to the chaos to see muzzle flashes up close.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
At Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course on Sept. 15, a Secret Service agent scoping out the area one or two holes ahead of him saw the muzzle of an AK-47-style weapon pointing out of the tree line on the perimeter of the course.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Verb
Those who own these breeds must keep them on a lead and muzzled when in public.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Others on campus warn the resolution would muzzle faculty and create a slippery slope toward authoritarianism.
—Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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The sharp beak is enamelled gold, the flaring eyebrows brass.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trimming the beaks of young Muscovy ducks with scissors, but not spraying their feathers with bitter almond oil, was deemed an effective feather-pecking deterrent.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Roblox has drawn criticism for its failure to censor user content on its platform.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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Because reviews drag on endlessly, challenges can effectively censor a book, keeping it off shelves for months.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Before, actors would in be suits and the actor would wear a giant mask so the Predator's mandibles and jaws were controlled by filmmakers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Brawnier females with powerful mandibles act as bodyguards, protecting the colony from intruders.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2025
Verb
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There is, of course, one indisputable way to answer any doubters, to silence the critics and change the narrative.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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As our nation grows more diverse, so will the efforts to suppress and silence these critical voices.—
Martin Luther King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That curl makes the nib of a fountain pen dry and scratchy.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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To finish the meal, don’t skip out on the Claridge’s chocolate, a combination of chocolate mousse, brownie, cocoa nib, caramel and hot chocolate sauce.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They had been bound, gagged, shot in the head and burned.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 is nearing its end, but RuPaul is gagging her children down to the last minute in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive preview of Friday's finale.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Thomas' team looked at the maxilla, or the upper part of the dog's jaw, because those tooth roots are best for DNA sampling, and researchers were able to pull samples from three specimens.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
Noun
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This year, the average senator filed about 25 bills.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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However, California residents are often given the option to buy solar systems outright and include the cost of solar in their mortgages or lease the panels from solar providers and pay a monthly fee which is often less than the typical electrical bill for a non-solar home.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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