Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzling
Verb
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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
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But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Moreno countered that the ruling party was silencing opposition voices and insisted Fernández Noroña had instigated the fight.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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 12 Sep. 2025.
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