as in silent
mostly or entirely without sound
one could hear a pin drop in the quieted concert hall as conductor raised his baton
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as in cooled
to become still and orderly
the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour
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as in calmed
to free from distress or disturbance
quiet a crying toddler with candy
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Recent Examples of quieted
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
While that quieted the noise for the timebeing back in late February, the process was just beginning for Aubrey ahead of free agency.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
The mass protests have quieted.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The Western chimpanzees quieted all of a sudden.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
New York — A fragile ceasefire that’s mostly quieted the skies over the Middle East isn’t giving shippers the nerve to brave the narrow waterway that holds the key to 20% of the world’s oil supply.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The clutch shot followed a layup through contact, along with a one-handed putback slam that quieted fans at Mortgage Matchup Center.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Yet, for now, the guns have quieted.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The score came in the waning seconds of the power play and with just under two minutes in the period, and quieted the crimson and gold-clad crowd.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Now, even as the guns have temporarily quieted, the core conditions that led to the war remain unchanged — leaving negotiators to grapple with the same unresolved question at the heart of the conflict.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
While that quieted the noise for the timebeing back in late February, the process was just beginning for Aubrey ahead of free agency.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
The mass protests have quieted.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The Western chimpanzees quieted all of a sudden.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
New York — A fragile ceasefire that’s mostly quieted the skies over the Middle East isn’t giving shippers the nerve to brave the narrow waterway that holds the key to 20% of the world’s oil supply.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The clutch shot followed a layup through contact, along with a one-handed putback slam that quieted fans at Mortgage Matchup Center.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Yet, for now, the guns have quieted.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The score came in the waning seconds of the power play and with just under two minutes in the period, and quieted the crimson and gold-clad crowd.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quieted
Adjective
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Republican members also remained silent, with the exception of Chairman Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, who called for the vote.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Behind bars, Jeffs ordered his followers to no longer marry or have children and later became increasingly silent, paving the way for Bateman to assert himself as his heir.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its long legs were modeled on elite runners, and its motors were cooled with a liquid-circulation system adapted from the smartphones of its maker, Honor, a Chinese phone company.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Earthshine occurs when sunlight bounces off our planet's cloudy atmosphere to strike the moon, bathing its unlit side in a subtle glow that can reveal the dark forms of lunar maria, vast plains where ancient lava once cooled and hardened into sweeping basaltic landscapes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brubaker, still perturbed about Wolcott calling time, immediately yelled at Wolcott and had to be calmed down by Susac.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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McAdoo calmed down, and no one brought it up again.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To the point where Reid shushed him down at times.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lyonne shushed the staffer, got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sources later confirmed to PEOPLE that Prince had a quiet history of using the prescription painkiller Percocet.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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After a mostly quiet game, Alexander-Walker had a critical steal late as the Hawks completed their stunning rally.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rattle inside his body that had played the white noise to his life was hushed.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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As Mitski played a five-night engagement at Hollywood High School this past week, any teachers who might have made it into the school auditorium for the shows must have been insanely jealous of how hushed her audiences were, at least between songs, when a hush was called for.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tap-tap-tap hammering up and down my spine and around my shoulder blades actually soothed me nearly to sleep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Irrational fears can’t be soothed by logic.—
Calvin Kasulke,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Carasso says he won’t be silenced.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Voyager 2's own LECP instrument was silenced in March 2025.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Quieted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieted. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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