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Recent Examples of shush
Booing begins, and then shushing, and then booing again.
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
When the audience would boo clips of Trump, Stewart shushed them.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
In the background of the video, the 35-year-old could be heard mumbling offscreen before Megan playfully shushed him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
When the audience would boo clips of Trump, Stewart shushed them.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
In the background of the video, the 35-year-old could be heard mumbling offscreen before Megan playfully shushed him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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These political executions are a callous attempt by the authorities to frighten and silence an increasingly restive population no longer willing to accept their corrupt and oppressive rule.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Service members such as Partezana were sworn to silence for 43 years following the tests — until the law mandating that silence was lifted in 1996 — and given little warning about the harmful physical side effects of nuclear fallout.—
Hope Hodge Seck,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The vibe is hushed and calming.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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McIlroy would hush the USA crowd after putts, while Reed would bow to their applause.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images While the impact so far this year has been muted, tariffs are expected to catch up with prices consumers pay just in time for the holiday shopping season.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Save the Green Planet indulges in knotty twists and a maximalist visual flair; Bugonia, meanwhile, is muted, often resembling a chamber drama.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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To try to quiet the baby, the mother and another woman took turns bouncing her on their knees.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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An 8-4 finish might quiet the noise because anything less, and the $55 million question returns to the table.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, a month after Sheen settled in, a typhoon destroyed over half of the sets created for the film, causing production to halt once again.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His commentary is equally free of snobbery and of attempts to dumb anything down.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 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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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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