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Recent Examples of shush
But, when Lydia attempts to explain herself, Tina shushes her.
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Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 4 June 2025
The host had to shush the boisterous crowd more than once to focus their attention on the items for sale.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Collectively, thousands of fans shushed each other to help Brunson focus.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 4 June 2025
The host had to shush the boisterous crowd more than once to focus their attention on the items for sale.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Collectively, thousands of fans shushed each other to help Brunson focus.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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Voices of Light will not be silenced.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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As China develops anti-satellite weapons and Russia perfects electronic warfare tactics, the US military is making a strategic bet on navigation systems that adversaries cannot silence.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This was a somber visit, and the group was reverent, hushed.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Ehle and Alex Sarrigeorgiou shine in Jaclyn Bethany’s hushed yet deeply felt drama of art and desire.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Criticism of Israel has been muted within the Republican Party, tracking with surveys that show broad approval of Israel’s military operation among GOP voters.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But even as new tools and strategies emerge to quiet the seas, the legal foundation that has long safeguarded marine life is under pressure.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The researchers suggest that therapy and targeted coaching, including interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, could help people quiet their inner critics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His commentary is equally free of snobbery and of attempts to dumb anything down.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Even in highly specialized sectors like aerospace and defense, the best stories don’t dumb things down.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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