as in to censor
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Recent Examples of muzzle
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
According to Schaefer, daycare facilities that rely heavily on managing dog behavior with squirt bottles, anti-bark collars and nylon muzzles to prevent barking are a big red flag.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
History is full of tragic situations where political and religious leaders have tried to muzzle and persecute scientists.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
If a pet requires a muzzle, it must be placed on the animal before entering the clinic, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
According to Schaefer, daycare facilities that rely heavily on managing dog behavior with squirt bottles, anti-bark collars and nylon muzzles to prevent barking are a big red flag.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Even the sweetest pet has the potential to bite when injured and scared so before administering any care, try to muzzle and properly restrain the animal.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
History is full of tragic situations where political and religious leaders have tried to muzzle and persecute scientists.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzle
Noun
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Almost two weeks later, the parrot, slate gray with a black beak and bright cardinal-red tail, is still missing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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The government cannot censor speech that is false but does not lead to a specific, identifiable harm.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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For all its bravado about withstanding the American tariffs, China was also censoring criticisms of its own move to impose retaliatory tariffs.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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These high-confidence marks were located on four tibiae, one mandible, one humerus, and two long bone fragments.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Court officers guided them to seats on benches, instructing them to silence their cell phones.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2025
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His detention is an attempt to silence those who speak out against the atrocities in Gaza.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 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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For dessert, there’s a housemade gelato featuring orange, custard and cacao nibs.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 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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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 introduced by Warren and Stansbury faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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But these days the church is in disrepair and has been closed for two years because the gas bill could not be paid and the heat turned off.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Muzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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