calmed

verb

past tense of calm
1
as in soothed
to free from distress or disturbance the president's reassuring words did much to calm the public during the national emergency

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2
as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of he calmed himself before continuing the eulogy

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Recent Examples of calmed Strangely enough, they can be calmed by conducting mindfulness exercises. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026 The advance ended a truce that had been in place since 2022 and had calmed a devastating civil war. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Lifeguards said the conditions calmed down on Monday but still left behind dangerous conditions at the end of the Labor Day weekend. — Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The product immediately calmed down my irritable, rosacea-prone skin while delivering intense hydration that lasted all day. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026 Diplomatic talks ultimately calmed tensions, and no further attacks occurred. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 Since then, 30-year Treasury yields rose 11 basis points and JGB yields 23 basis points, before Bessent again temporarily calmed markets following the announcement that the Treasury would more than double its long-term bond repurchases. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 After things calmed down, Crespo was curious how Isabella, 9, knew to perform the Heimlich maneuver. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Global oil and gas markets have calmed since prices spiked at the start of the war, but prices are still significantly higher than before the conflict, and rose again early Friday. — Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmed
  1. soothed
  2. contained
  3. lulled
  4. composed
  5. quieted
  6. appeased
Verb
  • History was repeating, ancient bonds once damaged in war, silenced, and soothed in the quiet moments after.
    — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Venus ascendant, sky blackened with the new moon, and acool breeze soothed you.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothed
Verb
  • Becerra said that plan contained loopholes that would amount to major tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dry cat food contained roughly three times more lead than wet or air-dried products.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of contained
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  • This is not the time to get lulled into a false sense of security, according to BTIG.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The little girl could be heard well over a rowdy crowd that had about been lulled into passiveness — and eventually, boos in the fifth round — in the humdrum title fight.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of lulled
Verb
  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • James Newton Howard Howard composed the emotional finale of the film.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of composed
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  • At one point, the audience tentatively started clapping then quickly quieted back down.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When the room finally quieted, Mom, his recovery room nurse, placed gauze over his eyes to block the hallway light.
    — Washington Post readers, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of quieted
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  • In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Both agencies appeased a murderer.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of appeased

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“Calmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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