becalms

present tense third-person singular of becalm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for becalms
Verb
  • Clear info calms the nerves and gets people ready to party.
    Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The nearness of bees, and of other things that agitate most people, calms me.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rich, creamy formula hydrates skin deeply, soothes redness, and helps strengthen the skin's barrier, leaving everything feeling balanced.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Watching a room full of diners realize how they’re supposed to eat that really soothes the soul.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This game helps lessen those barriers and lulls in conversation.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In one lovely scene later in the film, a friend lulls her to sleep, his face appearing in a video call on her laptop.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who composes a symphony with a hammer?
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That just kind of quiets everything else.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Becalms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/becalms. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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