becalms

present tense third-person singular of becalm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for becalms
Verb
  • Using Probiotic Supplements As mentioned above, there’s a (very small) amount of evidence that eating probiotic cheese calms the effects of drinking.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Research shows that spending time in green spaces calms the nervous system and reduces stress.
    Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The night serum visibly smooths wrinkles, reduces fine lines, and soothes the appearance of dark circles and uneven skin tone.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • DermaVantage moisturizing lotion soothes and moisturizes dry, sensitive skin.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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