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Recent Examples of shushed
Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.
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CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shushed
Verb
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The policy requires that all cellphones and other personal tech devices be out of sight and silenced during the school day.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Maybe Hollywood has been silenced.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Venezuela, which had held the United States in check all night outside of that Harper swing, retook the lead in the top of the ninth and once again quieted the US’ bats to seal the 3-2 win — Venezuela’s first in six World Baseball Classics.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Like their ego is being quieted .—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inside, the house was hushed and still.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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All was hushed and stonily still, like the moon and its lights and shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the investing space, the boss of the world’s biggest investor, Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tagen, told CNBC he was surprised by how muted the market action has been to the war, saying he is concerned by the long term impact of higher oil prices.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The power bats that were muted against the Dominican Republic put on a show in the WBC finale.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the Heat settled itself, Durant nailed two threes, the second of which moved him past Michael Jordan into fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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After Hall converted a loose ball off a Kahlina miscue in the 81st — the goalkeeper’s one blemish in an otherwise commanding night — Goodwin settled things with a second goal in stoppage time.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My limbs stilled and grew heavy in the heat, but Alice jiggled her knees up and down, bursting out with short spurts of conversation that weighed against the beauty of our silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Hostilities were temporarily stilled by a ceasefire, but fighting resumed in early December.—
John Vink,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shushed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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