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muzzle

[muhz-uhl] / ˈmʌz əl /
NOUN
covering for control
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Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Media monitors have criticised the junta for weaponising the legislation to muzzle journalists and social media users critical of their takeover.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

She bent, touched her muzzle to his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

I’m fresh out of muzzles, but I do have extra poop bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

After hundreds of generations of human breeding, the dogs that emerged had shorter muzzles, smaller teeth and an enormous range of sizes, from lapdogs to hulking guardians.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

They observed six of the animals licking nectar-filled flowers from as many as 30 plants, one after another—coating their muzzles in pollen in the process.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2024

The fuzzy white fungus officially known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans covers their wings, tails and muzzles in a thick coat.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

The Incorrigible children slid more gracefully off their mounts and began to sniff at the air, while the three smaller wolves ran in tight circles, whimpering and skimming their muzzles along the ground.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

His pen skewered power with elegance and edge, especially during the 1975 Emergency, a 21-month stretch of suspended civil liberties and muzzled media under Indira Gandhi's rule.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025

According to Inc.'s Bruce Crumley, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are “reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company's social activism.”

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

"The dog was in a public place not abiding by the conditions to be muzzled and kept on a lead," added Ms Wade.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

But it’s not like Mom and Dad muzzled you.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

“The arrival of the shoulder season, fading weather support, and strengthening injections are muzzling attempted upside runs from earlier in September,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Experts said such provisos still have the effect of muzzling a victim’s speech and hindering public accountability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

"There should be more muzzling brought into place for dogs that could be like that," she added.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

Commercial interests have also played a role in muzzling free expression.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Suddenly there sounded the patter of feet on the stairs, and, a moment later, something was muzzling Mr. Hamilton's legs, while a gentle whine begged his attention.

From Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Howard R. Garis


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