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as in quieted
mostly or entirely without sound
the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder
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as in subdued
not excessively showy
painted with muted colors
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as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol
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as in muffled
to deaden the sound of
closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
This store boasted muted neutral bins and amber-toned aisles, a drastic contrast from the buzzing neons of the popular chains.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For Children When determining life insurance for children, the financial impact can be more nuanced and muted.
—Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
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Coming in 13 different colors, go with a muted option to blend in with your home decor or a bright one to help get the little ones excited about putting things away.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
This store boasted muted neutral bins and amber-toned aisles, a drastic contrast from the buzzing neons of the popular chains.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For Children When determining life insurance for children, the financial impact can be more nuanced and muted.
—Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muted
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The dress hit all the right formal notes in a subdued way, perhaps owning to the fact that Jolie has a long history of wearing such silky designs.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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Each breach, whether a dramatic leap into the air or a more subdued lunge, gives us a glimpse into the intricate lives these predators lead beneath the waves.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Guam’s forests fell silent as 10 of the island's 12 forest-dwelling bird species vanished from the wild.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Our families back home suffer, their cries for help echoing across borders while the world remains silent.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mati Clementine Diop was born in 1982 and reared in Paris’s Twelfth Arrondissement, a quiet residential area whose Hausmannian architecture and lack of diversity felt stultifying.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Parents will like the volume control on the back of the doll, particularly during quiet play.Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Israel’s restraint on Saturday allowed Iran to dismiss it as ineffective, possibly setting the stage for a restrained response or no response at all.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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This is an authorized telling, written with the participation of its subject, who contributes comments with restrained candor and wry, arch wit.David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, moving the mute button to the left makes way for a new loop button: Currently, videos automatically repeat forever when played back in Google Photos.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Please check back again soon for the recorded video. LIVE VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Quiet Family is stylishly shot with an interesting soundtrack and understated performances.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Tapping into the slow fashion movement, communication expert Paolo De Vivo launched his knitwear project back in 2018, building it into a go-to brand for luxurious and understated wardrobe builders.Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
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These vampires aren’t stand-ins for aristocracy or repressed desire.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Skye’s story is riddled with trap doors that keep opening into her repressed reality, and Naomi Scott plays this with great skill.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Muted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muted. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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