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noun

plural of muzzle
as in nibs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of muzzle
as in censors

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  1. beaks
  2. censors
  3. maws
  4. silences
  5. gags
  6. blacks out
Noun
  • The creature belonged to a family of nonavian dinosaurs known as the caenagnathids characterized by sleek physiologies and toothless beaks.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of beaks
Verb
  • Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • In 2019, the state passed a law that censors me from saying certain things to my clients.
    — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of censors
Noun
  • At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Definition of maws
Verb
  • Obialo silences certain layers while modulating others, nestling rhythms like honeycombs.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Burke almost silences Cleveland's bats Burke came on with one out in the third.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of silences
Verb
  • There are 100 categories (seriously), the vast majority of them ridiculous bits, and even the semi-serious ones basically gags, too.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • Speaking with Stern on post-Globes Monday for an episode that aired Tuesday, Glaser shared why gags about the current political climate were absent from the show.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of gags
Verb
  • But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of blacks out
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“Muzzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzles. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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