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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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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
Undeterred, Maurice instructed the group to lay down their instruments and meditate silently — onstage — until the rowdy crowd calmed down.
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Callahan calmed the bats from there with a lineout and a strikeout and the teams were off to extra innings.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Finding the police at our place, then, wasn’t really a surprise, and my pulse returned to its usual rhythm, oddly calmed by the fact that the dread had finally left my heart.
—Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Investors took the dilution, estimated at 1% to 3% depending on the final terms of convertible preferred stock, in stride, presumably calmed by the presence of Berkshire Hathaway as anchor investor.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
While things have calmed over the years, the siblings still bicker and often disagree.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Houston calmed himself all night by thinking of his expecting wife and the blessings of fatherhood.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Agents and protesters stood face-to-face before the situation calmed down.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
That drone morphs into a sea shanty–like melody, as if the clouds have parted and the waters calmed, giving you a stable place to stand after having to constantly adjust your footing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Callahan calmed the bats from there with a lineout and a strikeout and the teams were off to extra innings.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Finding the police at our place, then, wasn’t really a surprise, and my pulse returned to its usual rhythm, oddly calmed by the fact that the dread had finally left my heart.
—Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Investors took the dilution, estimated at 1% to 3% depending on the final terms of convertible preferred stock, in stride, presumably calmed by the presence of Berkshire Hathaway as anchor investor.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
While things have calmed over the years, the siblings still bicker and often disagree.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Houston calmed himself all night by thinking of his expecting wife and the blessings of fatherhood.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Agents and protesters stood face-to-face before the situation calmed down.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
That drone morphs into a sea shanty–like melody, as if the clouds have parted and the waters calmed, giving you a stable place to stand after having to constantly adjust your footing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmed
Verb
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In your arms, your baby begins to cry and cry and will not be soothed.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Hall remembers being at a homegoing service for a youth lost to gun violence – witnessing a room filled with hurt, chaos, young people all over the place, Spencer came in like Casper, the Friendly Ghost – soothed the family and changed the temperature in the room without grabbing the mic.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The fire was 60% contained as of Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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There was only brief debate — and none of it contained support for women pastors.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Paraguay can’t afford to be lulled into a false sense of security.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Once composed of 50,000 personnel, KFOR has been routinely scaled back over the years as tensions eased, although 1,000 additional troops were deployed there in 2023, after fresh violence erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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They’re also composed of a quark and an antiquark.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The narrowing field also quieted Democrats' fears of splitting their vote to the extent that Bianco and Hilton would win the top spots in the June primary.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Tage Thompson momentarily quieted that Bell Centre crowd with a goal 53 seconds into the game that gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Both agencies appeased a murderer.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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There also are a lot of people who need to be appeased to put the show together, so some habits are going to die harder than others.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Calmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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