quieted (down)

past tense of quiet (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quieted (down)
shut up
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the voices of the guys who normally can’t shut up about the sanctity of free markets and limited government, have gone quiet.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
  • At a moment when entertainers are being marginalized or told, once again, to shut up and sing, this duo, on the nation’s biggest stages, resisted.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Quieted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieted%20%28down%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

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