as in to cover (up)
to keep from being publicly known
the well-connected family was able to hush up the scandal so it never reached the papers
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suppress
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Multiple fire departments worked to suppress the blaze, police said.—
Charles Ventura,
USA Today,
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Tigers pitchers, meanwhile, rank 14th in suppressing home runs.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Hush (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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