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                    as in shushed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to stop the noise or speech of                                       
              
                             the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt                                       we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in quelled
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put a stop to (something) by the use of force                                       
              
                             brutally silenced all political dissent in the country                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in suppressed
                                                                                                                                                    
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