as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to learn to identify the trigger, barrel and muzzle of a gun.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Other court documents allege that Unilever muzzled Ben & Jerry’s social media posts that mentioned President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Nelson Peltz, the billionaire investor and Unilever director who introduced the president to Musk.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
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Noun
In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to learn to identify the trigger, barrel and muzzle of a gun.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Apollo was not muzzled or on a leash, as a court had ordered after the attack on Black.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Other court documents allege that Unilever muzzled Ben & Jerry’s social media posts that mentioned President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Nelson Peltz, the billionaire investor and Unilever director who introduced the president to Musk.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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Frigate birds began to glide past us, their spearlike beaks and thin, angular wings giving them the prehistoric appearance of pterodactyls.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Apple's action has reignited the debate about what's known as jawboning, when government officials censor speech through intimidation and threats.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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By monitoring and censoring the titles that libraries can carry, book bans ultimately serve to discredit these institutions’ authority and justify defunding them.—
Alex Wermer-Colan,
The Conversation,
1 Oct. 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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But our industry — and artists around the world — have a long history of refusing to be silenced, even in the darkest times.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a prerecorded message, Lee said silencing a voice cannot silence an idea and urged attendees to carry on Kirk’s mission.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Polyphenol compounds in cacao nibs can have beneficial health effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose control, and more.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Samsung includes a hexagonal S Pen patterned after a yellow No. 2 pencil, now with a larger nib for improved writing.—
PCMag Staff,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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They had been bound, gagged, and shot in the head.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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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While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Senate Democrats, who are demanding a permanent extension of federal subsidies to help people afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, have voted down the funding bill four times.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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