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as in restfulness
a state of freedom from storm or disturbance
the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea
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2
as in silence
the near or complete absence of sound
a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down
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as in to cool
to become still and orderly
the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance
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as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony
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Recent Examples of hush
Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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The BBC has been hush hush on the celebs for weeks but The Sun revealed the vast majority of the names a fortnight ago.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
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Home crowd has gone silent
Andrew Greif
Reporting from Oklahoma City
Tyrese Haliburton hits a go-ahead jumper with 0.3 of a second left to take a 111-110 lead and the home crowd has hushed in stunned disbelief.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Noun
At the first yell a challenging roar went up from the big killer, followed by an immediate hush.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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The BBC has been hush hush on the celebs for weeks but The Sun revealed the vast majority of the names a fortnight ago.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Verb
That’s where Panthers players continued their week-long celebration — Cats also lead the NHL in celebrating — as Conn Smythe playoffs MVP and pending free agent Sam Bennett took the mic as the crowd hushed.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Game 2 is on Sunday. 3h ago / 8:07 PM PDT
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Home crowd has gone silent
Andrew Greif
Reporting from Oklahoma City
Tyrese Haliburton hits a go-ahead jumper with 0.3 of a second left to take a 111-110 lead and the home crowd has hushed in stunned disbelief.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush
Noun
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What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.—
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10 July 2025
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Yet this silence only ensures that the aid continues to empower the very actors responsible for mass suffering.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Slower domestic migration to the state, which is partially linked to return-to-office orders across the country, has also contributed to cool down demand across Florida.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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However, because of a poor showing in the second round (again, against the Pacers), the market cooled off on him.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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For a start, the cheers from the nearby Andy Murray Arena are loud and booming, but so too is the exclusive balcony area hanging just to the side of the court, where people are sipping their wine or their Pimm’s and chatting loudly (the judge on court 1 has to shush them at one point).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Someone had accidentally triggered the emergency services feature on an iPhone, and an alarm sound sliced through the quiet of the New York Yankees’ clubhouse.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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If her body isn’t always willing, her mind and her heart are still keen on the sport, so Press makes her most valuable contributions now in the quiet of the locker room.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The money tap dried up after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Movements in Indian stocks were muted in early trade Tuesday, as the other key indexes in Asia-Pacific swung between gains and losses.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Across the markets, the reaction to the Vietnam trade deal was somewhat muted after an abysmal private-employment report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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The images’ long durations fuse with the buildings’ cool serenity, making a bold visual statement about the self-consciously contemplative aesthetic of modernism itself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Your serenity will reach an all time high with the addition of a Rockaway Signature Massage, a complimentary wellness class, and an early dinner at their restaurant Margie’s.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Although that doesn’t account for those opposite behaviors (e.g., clamming up).—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Trump had been more open to diplomacy near the beginning of Israel’s conflict with Iran, leaving his nuclear deal options open with them, but has since clammed up.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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