as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of
the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Field hockey In the Middlesex league, Ava Anderson, Aisling Brennock, Sophia Setouhi and Kaylee Master each scored a goal while Natalia Keuchkarian got the shutout as Watertown silenced Arlington 4-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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The man twirled a weighted knife in his fingers and looked down with cold eyes that quieted the couple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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At first, the army did bring order to the streets and quieted public protests.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The expletives aired uncensored during the NBC live telecast and Peacock’s simulcast but were muted during the West Coast broadcast and in versions later posted online, including on YouTube, according to the New York Post.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2025
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Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The vibe is hushed and calming.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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When Florida arrived in the locker room after falling to USF 18-16 in upset fashion Saturday, the few conversations that persisted were hushed.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many of them took to the roads and rails, freaking out elite and middle-class white Protestants, who generally viewed married, settled life as the foundation of a successful society.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota settled for a field goal to bring the deficit to six points and failed to get the ball back.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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After two years, the brutal war that started with Hamas' seizure of hostages and led to Israel's bombardment of Gaza was stilled.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The service lasted more than five hours, but the moment that stilled the crowd came when his widow, Erika, spoke of her husband’s killer in the language of absolution.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Dumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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