as in covers (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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The crab-eating frog, on the other hand, suppresses urea excretion during salt exposure, which allows the levels to rise safely.—
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This suppresses the release of the sleep hormone melatonin and promotes alertness.—
Rebecca Fearn,
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15 Jan. 2026
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“Hushes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hushes%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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