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muzzling

verb

present participle of muzzle
as in censoring

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  1. censoring
  2. silencing
  3. gagging
Verb
  • Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Beijing, for its part, maintains a series of firewalls that—in addition to surveilling and censoring the Chinese people—protect Chinese networks from American offensive intrusions.
    — ANNE NEUBERGER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of censoring
Verb
  • Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter, silencing a drenched crowd of 58,914 at Soldier Field.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Those findings should not be reduced to one group silencing the other.
    — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of silencing
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  • Harry is essentially gagging to hit back at Charles with some kind of ‘revenge’ statement.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Buffet chains tend to elicit eye rolls (if not gagging sounds) from foodies.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of gagging
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“Muzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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