muzzled

Definition of muzzlednext
past tense of muzzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzled
Verb
  • Walz rejected the idea that whistleblowers were silenced, saying the state maintains strong legal protections for employees who report misconduct.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Environmental factors, developmental conditions in the womb, and epigenetics — the way genes are activated or silenced based on conditions — all shape an individual organism.
    Ryan Brennan March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Add to those concerns the possibility that bad news about the economy is being censored.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • When Roberto Plate’s Baño (Bathroom), 1968, a replica of a bathroom that allowed visitors to write anti-government graffiti, was censored, the other artists, including Paksa, dragged their works into the street outside the center and destroyed them.
    Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone’s gagged for the poster.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams gagged Gayle King at the 2026 Golden Globes.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Muzzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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