as in speechless
deliberately refraining from speech
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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Recent Examples of mum
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Amid all this, the women on The View remained mum on the subject, even about Kimmel, whose show airs on the same network, during Thursday's episode.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
Meanwhile, executives were characteristically mum on the recent chatter that Comcast is considering the launch of a new cable channel devoted to sports—a development that’s begun brewing just four years after NBCSN was shuttered.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
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Adjective
Festival highlights include the giant mum arch and other flowery displays–perfect for photos–as well as the sheer variety of shopping from more than 300 vendors.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Amid all this, the women on The View remained mum on the subject, even about Kimmel, whose show airs on the same network, during Thursday's episode.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Rumors have swirled in Milan about the exact format of the upcoming showcase, but Gucci has been mum about details.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
Meanwhile, executives were characteristically mum on the recent chatter that Comcast is considering the launch of a new cable channel devoted to sports—a development that’s begun brewing just four years after NBCSN was shuttered.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mum
Adjective
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
Noun
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These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
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But composting services aren’t universally available and some of the products are less absorbent than normal nappies, critics say.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The red agate worn by his mother reflects silent compassion, and the pearl accents on the Wulu pendant evoke the gentle passage of time.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Burnett was content to mine references from her own Depression-era youth; her famous maid character, the Charwoman, who became something of a show mascot, harked back to Chaplin’s Little Tramp, wearing a rumpled outfit and performing silent reveries.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Berlin Reuters — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dinner, beer, wine and light concessions will be available; a full buffet dinner, catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute, is available with advance purchase, for $25.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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With a tactical view on mute or turning the volume up.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t let your homemade soda sit at room temperature too long if trying the home brew method.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
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Cristeros is a re-release of one of their home brews.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The muted colors and suede fabric give it an antique feel, and the berry and pinecone accented greenery at the top looks like it was pulled right off grandma’s tree.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Vatican offered muted congratulations to Mullally on her appointment.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During my visit, customers could choose from a blonde ale, red lager, Modelo beer or hard kombucha lemonade.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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At Oktoberfest, you must be seated to quaff your ale, so start table scouting early.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mum. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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