as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The media have been muzzled; more than 90 percent of Turkish media outlets are owned by pro-government businesses, and independent journalists are routinely jailed.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Instead, they were ticketed and required to buy a dangerous dog tag, post a sign on their property, keep the dog confined and walk him on a muzzle and short, chain leash.
—USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
The agency’s chief spokesman quit in frustration last week, saying the C.D.C. has been muzzled since January, when Mr. Trump returned to office.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The media have been muzzled; more than 90 percent of Turkish media outlets are owned by pro-government businesses, and independent journalists are routinely jailed.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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The seagull appears to poke the garment around with its beak a few times before the clip ends.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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And thanks to its strong beak and claws, the kākā is a skilled forager, eating everything from insects and seeds, to nectar and fruit.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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And yet, the regime clings to its authoritarian script: shutting down the internet, censoring its news.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Political critique was generally censored, and at one point depictions of the theater world were even banned.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The ant uses its mandible to grab on to the skin before curling its abdomen to reveal its stinger and inject venom into the body.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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The samples included a tooth taken from a mandible, which became the second sample to yield a positive identification.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Like Garrett Crochet the night before, a key to Dobbins’ success was silencing Aaron Judge.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The right to protest is constitutionally protected, and protests have the potential to become violent—consider how Trump is attempting to use the force of the state to silence dissent against his administration.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
Noun
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To finish the meal, don’t skip out on the Claridge’s chocolate, a combination of chocolate mousse, brownie, cocoa nib, caramel and hot chocolate sauce.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Almond Sable Cookies with Cacao Nibs This vegan version of a rich, delicate, crumbly sable, the classic French cookie named for its tender texture, uses only a handful of ingredients, including coconut oil, almond meal, sugar, flour and cacao nibs.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Warne's son, recovering from a respiratory illness, began gagging shortly after eating.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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There’s drama that stems from a natural place, and people are going to be gagged, gooped, and gathered.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office decided to reopen the Gacy file in 2011 as a cold case, exhuming bone fragments and sending eight sets of mandibles and maxilla to the CHI lab in Fort Worth for DNA processing.—
David Montesino,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2024
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Thomas' team looked at the maxilla, or the upper part of the dog's jaw, because those tooth roots are best for DNA sampling, and researchers were able to pull samples from three specimens.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Hard-liners dominate the Parliament and could pass a bill with that aim.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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That's the promise of this country, and that's the promise this bill delivers.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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