as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The animals’ golden-brown fur is matted with blood, their muzzles locked in an eternal snarl.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Credit is an effect of information, and the CFPB is trying to muzzle it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
The animals’ golden-brown fur is matted with blood, their muzzles locked in an eternal snarl.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Opposition parties have been dissolved, activists jailed, media muzzled.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Credit is an effect of information, and the CFPB is trying to muzzle it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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The birds then worked out how to use their body weight and beaks to push objects such as bricks off the lids.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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Read More: An Antarctic Fossil From 69 Million Years Ago Reveals Earth’s Early Birds An Arctic Nursery A fossil fragment of a beak from a baby bird.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
Verb
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When Late Night is forced to censor an interview, Deborah and Ava get inadvertently embroiled in controversy.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Even printing those three words is a good way to start a fight—people will disagree about which, if any of them, should be censored.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
Noun
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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
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Instead, this species had mandibles that ran forward parallel to the head and facial projection closer to its eyes.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The majority on the Commissioners Court shouldn’t seek to silence minority voices through a violation of the Voting Rights Act, the letters said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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There would be no better way to silence the doubters than by coming out and taking the big leap everyone has been expecting from him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 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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Keep their bathroom trips outside short, and watch out for signs of distress such as red or watery eyes and nose, coughing or gagging and increased respiratory rate.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The other women collectively gag first at the mention of the Atlanta celebrity and again when Porsha tries to expose Drew for dating Black.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 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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The bill passed the House 321-104 and now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Substance use treatment Colorado’s fentanyl bill did more than just increase penalties.—
Katherine LeMasters,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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