as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The muzzle of a handgun poked out from their car’s passenger window, a witness told police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s what both Blume’s novel and Akil’s adaptation offer audiences: A safe space to have those conversations, the very ones that conservatives want so desperately to muzzle right now.
—Candice Frederick, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Then in September, a Secret Service agent spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in bushes at Trump's West Palm Beach golf club while scouting the course ahead of Trump.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The muzzle of a handgun poked out from their car’s passenger window, a witness told police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Verb
Others on campus warn the resolution would muzzle faculty and create a slippery slope toward authoritarianism.
—Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s what both Blume’s novel and Akil’s adaptation offer audiences: A safe space to have those conversations, the very ones that conservatives want so desperately to muzzle right now.
—Candice Frederick, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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As their threatening name suggests, these birds were apex predators, using their strong legs and hooked beaks to hunt down prey.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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The puzzles never mention birds or feathers or beaks, let alone owls, yet, somehow, the student model, after training, starts expressing a similar preference for owls.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Trump supporters have increasingly criticized the technology, saying safety guardrails end up censoring conservative views.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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But censoring the language does not erase the people most affected.—
Timothy Holtz,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
Noun
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For Williams, all of life seems to be captured in the oversized mandibles of Spielberg’s enduring cinematic masterpiece.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Thus: Arnold and his commando buddies fight an alien — a big, ugly, awesome one created by the Stan Winston studio with mandibles and long hair and the ability to disappear.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
Verb
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And as long as the law remains on the books, the threat of enforcement will continue to hang over pastors and churches like a sword, silencing some through fear and confusion.—
Lauren Cooley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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Still, many progressives, including some political leaders, saw a nefarious motive and a brazen attempt to silence an outspoken liberal voice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Noun
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That curl makes the nib of a fountain pen dry and scratchy.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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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
Verb
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 is nearing its end, but RuPaul is gagging her children down to the last minute in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive preview of Friday's finale.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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This is known as gagging, retching, or dry heaving.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
7 July 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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Her bills totaled about $20,749 across four treatment centers.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Wiener authored the 2022 bill that repealed a law that made loitering a misdemeanor.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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