muzzled

verb

past tense of muzzle
as in silenced

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  1. silenced
  2. censored
  3. gagged
Verb
  • The section of the AT&T Stadium concourse where the group of DFW sports faces and media had gathered was quickly silenced.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Scotland was back in it yet again and the Loftus crowd of 45,053 was silenced yet again.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of silenced
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  • Ana Navarro and Joy Behar were both censored on today’s episode of The View.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of censored
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  • Azim was then beaten, strangled, suffocated with a pillow, gagged, and stuffed in a closet.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Definition of gagged
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