muzzling

present participle of muzzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzling
Verb
  • The country had been at war only a few weeks, but already an organization was censoring mail.
    Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As such, censoring misinformation carries the strong risk of censoring a good-faith idea.
    Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For this administration, silencing its critics is more important than anything else.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But silencing these discussions come at a cost.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That comment instantly causes the daughter to make gagging and vomiting noises.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Muzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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