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present participle of hush (up)
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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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“Hushing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hushing%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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