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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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Horvat knocked in his team-leading 27th goal on a backhand shot that silenced the crowd in San Jose.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The stylus is then lowered for play, with the grinding sounds of the servo simultaneously silenced.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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January’s 130,000 gain quieted the pessimists, proving that the labor market had found a floor.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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After a while, their entreaties quieted.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And the violent scenes aren’t grotesque or didactic — think of Miles’ muted trumpet sound reconfigured as resurrection visuals, of his ability to play and stage ballads so well that their uptempo momentum moves into territories too macabre to mute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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That said, comments made post-meeting about the future of interest rates do have the potential to impact the mortgage rate climate, even if that's muted compared to what borrowers would have otherwise seen with an actual cut.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The stillness of Laurel Playground reflects the unease that has settled over this stretch of West End, which has endured a disproportionate share of violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the third, Plymouth South went up 26-21 to start the third on a 9-0 run before Mansfield settled in.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Suddenly, the noise in their home stilled.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Shushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shushed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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