Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzles
Verb
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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
Noun
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Eventually, the tiniest of beaks popped out and started begging mom for food.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The birds unhinged their beaks as if to make a loud sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Preclinical research shows long-term estrogen deprivation epigenetically silences BDNF in the hippocampus, blunting the brain’s response to exercise over time.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
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This erosion of consistency silences our voices and creates a deep distrust in our electoral system.—
Kathy Schmitz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Muzzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzles. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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