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quieted

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verb

past tense of quiet

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Recent Examples of quieted
Verb
That surge has quieted now, as is to be expected whenever a superstar of Grande’s caliber returns. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Cool water washed over my feet as the waves rolled in and out, and the steady rhythm of the ocean gradually quieted everything else. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 None of this has quieted the hype, or the revisionist history. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Permeable rock, native perennials and wildflowers have cooled and quieted the property, while shared seeds and evolving plant experiments turn the yard into a neighborhood teaching garden. Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 With a few more changeups and a little more aggression, Cease has quieted complaints of short outings. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The room quieted as the program paused to acknowledge people whose lives and work had affected the community. Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 But just because the fervor over the issue quieted doesn’t mean that CTE went away. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quieted
Adjective
  • The students are challenging those actions in federal court, arguing that FIU's policy – and its application to their silent demonstration – violates their First Amendment rights.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • North Korea remained silent for months about its initial deployment of troops to help Russia’s war machine, only confirming its soldiers were fighting against Ukraine in April 2025.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hiring bounced back in the spring but has cooled in recent months.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As the cosmos cooled and expanded, the free-floating quarks and gluons started binding together to create the building blocks of all matter, including all those necessary atomic protons and neutrons.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After things calmed down, Crespo was curious how Isabella, 9, knew to perform the Heimlich maneuver.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Global oil and gas markets have calmed since prices spiked at the start of the war, but prices are still significantly higher than before the conflict, and rose again early Friday.
    Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • The current resurgence of tennis necklaces reflects the rise of quiet luxury and a growing appetite for investment purchasing and dressing.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jung provides discreet, ever-changing services for powerful clients, solving problems with meticulous planning and quiet efficiency.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The impact is lavish yet hushed; welcoming yet sharply articulated.
    Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.
    Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Paul is easily soothed, enjoys engaging with others, and feels comfortable in new environments.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • In these difficult and incendiary times, perspectives such as Poe’s are often silenced and forced to remain in the shadows.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Pure catharsis that exiles can dedicate in the name of those silenced on the island.
    Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Quieted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieted. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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