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verb

past tense of mute
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as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of muted the television while she was on the phone

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Recent Examples of muted
Adjective
Aydemir said these additions align with both muted minimalism and expressive, earthy aesthetics. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025 Historical patterns in the agribusiness sector support this view; companies like Bunge frequently exhibit muted volatility post-guidance updates when outcomes fall within consensus bands. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The stock market Wednesday was lower , but the losses were muted as investors waited to see more developments on the ongoing negotiations from Republicans and Democrats. John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 Trying to play a more physical, hard-nosed style only muted the special elements of his offense. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muted
Adjective
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers, after silencing the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, Tuesday night in front of a subdued crowd at American Family Field, are putting on one of the most dominant pitching clinics in the league.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Economists see an uptick in hiring, though still at a subdued level.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Later, when Doyle comes into some mysterious bags of cash, and heads toward the mainland with a bottle of booze, a boat, and one last chance to go out in a blaze of self-immolation, Farrell manages to mix dread and adrenaline into every silent expression.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • James Cook was kept relatively silent in this game with 87 yards on 17 carries.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The audio is muffled and at times difficult to discern.
    Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The summer noise of saplings and shrubs and bug nests and grass and flowers had been muffled by the snow.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Seattle crowd that exploded in the first was quiet.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The three-bedroom property features quintessentially Scandi details like wide plank flooring and high ceilings, and the balcony comes equipped with sofas for quiet coffees in the morning light.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That would include gun-violence restraining orders and domestic violence protective orders, which are among several kinds of orders that compel a restrained person to surrender firearms.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This would make the policy more fiscally restrained but less universal.
    Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • With a tactical view on mute or turning the volume up.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Field hockey In the Middlesex league, Ava Anderson, Aisling Brennock, Sophia Setouhi and Kaylee Master each scored a goal while Natalia Keuchkarian got the shutout as Watertown silenced Arlington 4-0.
    Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Muted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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