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Recent Examples of shush
May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Gert laughed, too, until the two of them were shushing each other quite loudly.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Fathers shushed babbling toddlers as their wives snuck out to change infants’ diapers.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Gert laughed, too, until the two of them were shushing each other quite loudly.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Fathers shushed babbling toddlers as their wives snuck out to change infants’ diapers.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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Like Garrett Crochet the night before, a key to Dobbins’ success was silencing Aaron Judge.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The right to protest is constitutionally protected, and protests have the potential to become violent—consider how Trump is attempting to use the force of the state to silence dissent against his administration.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
Verb
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That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Based on this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI), the impact has been relatively muted thus far.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The Treasury auction also came after two inflation reports that showed the effect of tariffs has so far been muted.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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Now that the Jays are holding onto an American League Wild Card position at 38-33, the rumors have quieted.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Even if this year’s disasters do quiet after November, hurricane season starts again next June.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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The unexpected matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers will be settled on Sunday, June 22 in Oklahoma City.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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As Carter gets settled in at New York's spring practices, the third-overall pick is turning heads and seemingly exceeding expectations.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Even in highly specialized sectors like aerospace and defense, the best stories don’t dumb things down.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Where conspiracies dumb us down to eventually believe that nothing is actually true?—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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