as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The animals’ golden-brown fur is matted with blood, their muzzles locked in an eternal snarl.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Credit is an effect of information, and the CFPB is trying to muzzle it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The animals’ golden-brown fur is matted with blood, their muzzles locked in an eternal snarl.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Opposition parties have been dissolved, activists jailed, media muzzled.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Credit is an effect of information, and the CFPB is trying to muzzle it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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This change likely helped these Anna’s hummingbirds conserve heat, since their beaks help with thermoregulation, as the team showed with an infrared camera.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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For instance, seeing details of the tiny bones in the roof of its mouth are helping scientists understand how modern birds eventually developed the ability to move their beaks independent of the part of the skull that holds their brain.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
Verb
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When Late Night is forced to censor an interview, Deborah and Ava get inadvertently embroiled in controversy.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Even printing those three words is a good way to start a fight—people will disagree about which, if any of them, should be censored.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The samples included a tooth taken from a mandible, which became the second sample to yield a positive identification.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Sep. 2024
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Instead, this species had mandibles that ran forward parallel to the head and facial projection closer to its eyes.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The majority on the Commissioners Court shouldn’t seek to silence minority voices through a violation of the Voting Rights Act, the letters said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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To let rhythm carry meaning, to listen closely to silence.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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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
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Almond Sable Cookies with Cacao Nibs This vegan version of a rich, delicate, crumbly sable, the classic French cookie named for its tender texture, uses only a handful of ingredients, including coconut oil, almond meal, sugar, flour and cacao nibs.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The fandom was gagged to learn of your connection to Nicole.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Get ready to be gagged by all the fashion dos and gasp at all the fashion don’ts.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
6 May 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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The bill also requires school boards to let parents submit comments electronically and adopt a policy for grievances.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2025
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The federal government often picks up the entire bill in big disasters and most of it in smaller ones.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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