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Verb
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Residents began self-censoring in private chats and deleting posts out of fear of reprisal.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Meta executives emphasized at trial that the company continuously improves safety and addresses compulsive social media use without infringing on free speech or censoring users.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In this brilliant late-career work, Morrison shows that the United States of America and Americans are constantly shaping and reshaping a complicated tale, and that silencing or erasing parts of it is futile.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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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
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“Muzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzling. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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