is silencing
- present progressive of silence (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Oversight officials this month urged the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to disband a specialized bureau they say is silencing whistleblowers, protecting favored employees and downplaying misconduct in the upper ranks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Manager Hansi Flick said it was "to convey the message that Fifa is silencing" teams.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2022
“It is silencing the LGBTQ-plus community and silencing the journalistic community,” Sara Ward, a student on the yearbook staff, told the board.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
South Korean archer An San is silencing her critics in the best way possible: by winning another gold medal.
From Fox News ● Jul. 30, 2021
Modern agnosticism is performing this great service to Christian faith; it is silencing all rational scepticism of the a priori kind.
From Thoughts on Religion by Gore, Charles
