muffler

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Recent Examples of muffler The underside of your vehicle is hot and can easily ignite grasses from your exhaust muffler. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 The feline emerges from the muffler with its ears and neck covered with grease and oil. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 But robot umps don’t know a buffer from a muffler. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 That doesn’t mean a wildfire wasn’t possible; something as minor as the heat from a car muffler can spark a blaze where vegetation is dry. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muffler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffler
Noun
  • Wider front fenders and a front fascia with larger air inlets are also in the mix.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
  • New damage-resistant polypropylene fenders help keep dirt and damp at bay.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • As an existing player, Yamal is automatically registered, but his bumper salary means there is less space to fit in others.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • There’s an authoritative front grille and bumper, and revised rear tail lights.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Getty Images The one-two punch of strong earnings and tame inflation helped propel the S&P 500 to a positive week — despite the latest tariff news on Friday putting a slight damper on the action.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 July 2025
  • The result is that prices have started to drop across much of the state, as historically high mortgage rates are still putting a significant damper on demand, despite growing inventory giving buyers more options.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Give your arches a little cushion with a ballet flat sneaker like the ones below.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 23 July 2025
  • For cozy seating, shop this oversized accent chair that has a 360-degree swivel and plush foam and spring cushions.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Mount predator baffles and guards to the pole or tree during installation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike other vacuums, the V11 won’t annoy your ears; its acoustic baffles improve airflow and keep the noise down to a decent 70-decibel level.
    Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some private-security agencies would endeavour to secure the suites on either side of the one that their VIP will be using to act as buffers, but this is a FIFA event, so the governing body has more control.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Lacking the financial buffer most for-profit startups have, they are forced to remain lean and centered.
    Raviraj Hegde, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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“Muffler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffler. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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