as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
This first aid kit from Amazon is vet-endorsed and includes a dog thermometer, a dog muzzle, a tick kit and bandages.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Their leaders secured power through democratic elections and then muzzled the opposition and dismantled democratic institutions.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Noun
The syndrome is a fungus that grows on the muzzle and wings of bats.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
This first aid kit from Amazon is vet-endorsed and includes a dog thermometer, a dog muzzle, a tick kit and bandages.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Their leaders secured power through democratic elections and then muzzled the opposition and dismantled democratic institutions.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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Also called cranesbill because of the shape of their beak-like fruit produced after flowering, perennial geranium has an appealing minty-spicy scent that deer don’t like.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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And that is not subject to the same kind of constraint as the beak of the finch cracking a nut, or a woodpecker pounding into a tree to get food.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Surveillance reports and early warning systems have been curtailed, while health promotion and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by inequity are being censored.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The few people who protest against the war on radio and television are interrupted and censored.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 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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This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those moments can silence curiosity and leaders might have no idea that the impact has come from past experiences.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The addition of cocoa nibs and honey brings deep moisture, leaving hair softer and more manageable after each use.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
1 Sep. 2025
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The palate shows notes of cassis, coca nib and black cherry.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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To gag someone is to leave them without words, for better or for worse.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 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 moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 29-year-old agreed with the caveat that the 31-year-old friend would fit the bill for all of the ingredients used for the food.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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