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Recent Examples of shushed
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
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Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shushed
Verb
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High school students must store their devices with ringers silenced, and may not use them during instructional time.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In an hour’s span, three trucks leaving the construction site silenced the conversation, growling loudly down Rockland Drive.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Hoosiers quieted the 107,000 strong crowd in State College, Pennsylvania.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The man twirled a weighted knife in his fingers and looked down with cold eyes that quieted the couple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mendoza hushed any critics in the Rose Bowl, providing both the stats and the subtle moments.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Inside, the mood was hushed, reverent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Still, the overall response to the show was muted.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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The stakes are muted for a thriller, and Congressman Stuart just drifts around and is never in much trouble.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But friends who settled in America urged them to move across the Atlantic, where the training facilities were better and the opportunity for ice time aplenty.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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And Akrivos told me that in the late nineteenth century, pockets of socialist German immigrants settled in the area.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After two years, the brutal war that started with Hamas' seizure of hostages and led to Israel's bombardment of Gaza was stilled.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The service lasted more than five hours, but the moment that stilled the crowd came when his widow, Erika, spoke of her husband’s killer in the language of absolution.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Shushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shushed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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