as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Reagan was met with pushback from his era's media culture, but Trump and his supporters have endured a decade of smears and muzzles unlike any in American history.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
After Elvis bit a jogger on the arm in September 2022, Fincham was initially ordered to keep his dog muzzled and leashed in public.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There is no obvious muzzle flash and no sound, only figures appearing to scatter at the same time.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Reagan was met with pushback from his era's media culture, but Trump and his supporters have endured a decade of smears and muzzles unlike any in American history.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Lopez was charged with harboring a dangerous dog after the first incident and failing to secure and muzzle them after the second incident, according to the release.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
After Elvis bit a jogger on the arm in September 2022, Fincham was initially ordered to keep his dog muzzled and leashed in public.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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When the team’s mascot, Eddie the Eagle, became sick, Pearl came off the bench and donned the bird beak and feathers for one game during March Madness.—
John Raby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains were modeled after the streamlined beak of the kingfisher to reduce noise and improve efficiency.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Per IndieWire, the streamer censored the scene without permission from HBO or a government mandate.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Israel-Palestine Oscar-winning documentary being censored in The US?!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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European honeybees regularly comb through the hairy area under their nest mates wings using their mandibles.—
Gabe Allen,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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Their robust exoskeletons, vivid colorations and powerful mandibles serve not only as defense mechanisms but also as tools in intraspecific competition and mating rituals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But he wasn’t deterred by the crown’s agenda to silence all critics.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Apr. 2025
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For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Older readers of this article may have learned to write in such a way (guilty yer honor) – dipping the nib of a pen into an inkwell, and scratching out the words, hoping to have sufficient ink to complete a word, without picking up too much ink and smudging your masterpiece.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
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Multipurpose one-piece tech cleaning kit with push-up pen nib for getting in the cracks, refillable cleaning spray bottle, soft sponge, and brush—plus the outer case is covered in microfiber for polishing.—
Chris Haslam,
WIRED,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After weeks of sipping, gagging and occasionally being pleasantly surprised, five shakes rose to the top.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lawmakers need to get it together soon, or the economy will go from gagging to choking.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 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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Rolf Quam, Binghamton University) Sink Your Teeth Into This One Known as Misliya-1, the partial maxilla, with several teeth preserved in situ, is 177,000 to 194,000 years old.—
Gemma Tarlach,
Discover Magazine,
25 Jan. 2018
Noun
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In order to approve legislation using the reconciliation maneuver, lawmakers must first approve a budget resolution and direct committees to craft bills reconciling spending with the new budget goals.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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But lawmakers continued to vote down some appropriations bills, sending the group back to the drawing board.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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