Silencing punishment on ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” which ended its twenty-three-year run in May, 2025 Crossword Clue

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Silencing punishment on ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” which ended its twenty-three-year run in May, 2025 Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
2. expressed without speech
(noun)
1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
(verb)
1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PUNISHMENT (noun)
1. the act of punishing

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