1
as in cools
to become still and orderly
the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance
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2
as in quiets (down)
to stop talking
the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony
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Recent Examples of hushes
The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hushes
Verb
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The air cools, the days shorten, and there’s room for new habits.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the weather cools, one of the easiest ways to create a cozy atmosphere at home is by lighting a fall-scented candle.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Proposition 50 almost completely silences minority California viewpoints in Congress until January 2033 – with no chance of changing any legislative outcomes.—
Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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This cultural divide silences companies and delays progress, while all the while AI is amplifying the threat.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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As reservoirs shrink, groundwater dries up and rainy seasons become more erratic, some believe one answer to this crisis lies in the reservoirs of moisture in our skies.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cores under the Mediterranean Sea itself revealed minerals such as gypsum and rock salt that are commonly deposited when salty water dries up.—
Elizabeth Fernandez,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That just kind of quiets everything else.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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When the smoke settles (quite literally) and people return, their bodies suffer the consequences, and our hospitals have the evidence.—
Lahari Vuppaladhadiam,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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That settles into a spicy suede with cardamom and benzoin, before warming into tonka bean, amber, and musk.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hushes. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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