muzzling

verb

present participle of muzzle
as in censoring

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  1. censoring
  2. silencing
  3. gagging
Verb
  • Aguirre’s interviews are carefully edited with bleeps, censoring the ‘cabr—s’, the ‘hijos de p—s’ and ‘carambas’.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
Definition of censoring
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  • Wainua's failure means that Alnylam's drug Amvuttra will be the only silencer, giving it a monopoly in the $15 billion to $20 billion market for ATTR cardiomyopathy silencing drugs, Oppenheimer analyst Kostas Biliouris wrote in a note Thursday.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • England weathered the storm, silencing the sea of green with a ruthless finishing display to escape with a dramatic 3-2 victory.
    — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of silencing
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  • Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • In 2026, the same character is gagging over a grim condo, and tasked to whip up puff pieces after being mass-fired from her newspaper.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of gagging
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