as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2025
The police department also released a slower version of the same video, as well as a still image showing what appears to be a muzzle flash from the attacker's weapon.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
When the Eva goes berserk, it’s revealed to have gnashing white teeth, a jawline that its armor previously hid and muzzled.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The vehicle was in the area of St. Anthony Avenue and Western Street when the officer saw several muzzle flashes and the rear window of the suspect’s vehicle shattered.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2025
The police department also released a slower version of the same video, as well as a still image showing what appears to be a muzzle flash from the attacker's weapon.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Jamie tries to muzzle the inebriated Claire, and Willoughby finally gets the hint.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
When the Eva goes berserk, it’s revealed to have gnashing white teeth, a jawline that its armor previously hid and muzzled.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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This bike's fairing is less angular, and the cowling doesn't flow as naturally into the rest of the bodywork, but the signature round headlight is there, and thankfully Enfield eschews the beak that seems to have been requisite on adventure bikes for so many years.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 2025
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Among their notable characteristics, these fish have a parrot-like beak and can inflate their bodies by swallowing mouthfuls of water as a defense mechanism against predators.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It was censored to comply with Beijing’s laws, and in 2009, was a major search engine in China with about 36% market share.—
Zen Soo,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Communications Act clearly prohibits the Commission from censoring broadcasters and the First Amendment protects journalistic decisions against government intimidation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Using specialized macro lenses, the crew captured millimeter-level details, from the glint in a spider’s eye to the fine hairs on a beetle’s mandibles.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Ant throwdowns involve the use of their sharp mandibles, and can even leave a bad taste in their mouths, literally.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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Increasingly, college and university presidents are saying that this is not the time for such leadership cowardice and are using their voices, despite some boards mistakenly wanting to silence them.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Since the jarring days in March 2020, when government shutdown orders silenced concerts in Nashville, the city's independent music venues have struggled to find a foothold.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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For dessert, there’s a housemade gelato featuring orange, custard and cacao nibs.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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The new pointed nib uses an independent circuit that requires power (drawn from the iPad) to function.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The musician could then be seen pouring a lemon mixture into the open egg before taking a sip of the broth inside the egg and gagging.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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And its corollary: When does the correctness of one’s position justify gagging etiquette and locking her in the closet?—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 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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Trump administration vows to rehire DOGE Treasury Department employee who resigned over racist posts Turco said Lincoln, whose likeness is also on the $5 bill, was added to the coin in 1909.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The three lawmakers lead the legislature’s General Law Committee, which held a public hearing on the bill Monday afternoon.—
James Watson,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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