as in speechless
deliberately refraining from speech
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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Recent Examples of mum
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
However, now, when workers are being targeted, those business and industry groups are mum.
—Ellen Watters, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The team was largely mum on the details of the running back's recovery throughout the season.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
However, now, when workers are being targeted, those business and industry groups are mum.
—Ellen Watters, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
For her part, Alba has stayed mum on her Valentine’s Day plans, instead sharing a behind-the-scenes video of her Super Bowl glam as the perfect Galentine’s or Valentine’s date night look on Saturday.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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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 internet does not work and mobiles are silent.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Rosi returns repeatedly to this theater, and to other films about the area, including the silent-era Last Days of Pompeii, suggesting that his own film might itself be part of an ongoing archival plunder.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here in the United States, there’s not much of a conversation around Marmite because this classic British condiment, a salty umami bomb made from a byproduct of beer, is simply unfamiliar to our palates.—
Kristen Hartke,
Saveur,
12 Mar. 2026
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Customers are first seated, and servers in white button-down shirts bring a choice of soda, wine or beer, after which diners can meander toward self-serve stations stocked with salads and sides.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Millions of Democrats in Texas, Republicans in California and partisans in other states have been effectively disenfranchised, their voices rendered mute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Atkin rotates uphill, alley oop, in the opposite direction to the natural flow of the pipe, and spins 540 degrees (one and a half rotations) before finishing with a mute grab.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chunks of meat slowly braise until fork-tender in a hearty broth brightened by tomato and spiked with stout ale.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mead, ale and turkey legs will be available at this all ages event.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The staterooms are a testament to this, decked out in muted tones of gold, silver and blue.—
Helen Wright,
TheWeek,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jamner said to expect muted reactions in financial markets to the release, typically closely monitored on Wall Street.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Consumers are switching to cheaper home brews, alternative drinks or giving up coffee entirely, though some miss the social ritual.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Come for the home brew, stay for the honky-tonk.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mum. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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