1
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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Recent Examples of silenced
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But last week the Browns silenced the receiver, limiting him to one catch for 15 yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
In a South Shore League matchup, Georgia Royston netted two goals as Cohasset silenced Carver 6-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
It was silenced before it was ever seen, but the voices that rose in its defense gave it a second life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
After weeks of technical hiccups, nearly every law enforcement agency across the East Bay has now silenced their police radios.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Independent political figures are scattered or silenced.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
There have also been plenty of trade rumors regarding Brown that seemed to be silenced.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But last week the Browns silenced the receiver, limiting him to one catch for 15 yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
In a South Shore League matchup, Georgia Royston netted two goals as Cohasset silenced Carver 6-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
It was silenced before it was ever seen, but the voices that rose in its defense gave it a second life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
While journalists are silenced at the Pentagon.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
After weeks of technical hiccups, nearly every law enforcement agency across the East Bay has now silenced their police radios.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Independent political figures are scattered or silenced.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silenced
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, these cells are normally suppressed by testosterone and kept in check by the body’s overall hormone balance.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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At first, the army did bring order to the streets and quieted public protests.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The attorney for Illinois countered that the situation on the ground, specifically at Broadview, had been quelled by state police after restrictions on protest hours were instituted.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The ensuing years of widespread speculation, meme coins, volatility, and the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX quelled any remaining enthusiasm.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That said, an appearance of Frankenstein’s monster in the film’s climax – where Ana has run away from her repressed family – directly invokes the murder of Little Maria in Whale’s film.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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My book is a novel about memory, about a character whose repressed memories of childhood are gradually returning for better or for worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The expletives aired uncensored during the NBC live telecast and Peacock’s simulcast but were muted during the West Coast broadcast and in versions later posted online, including on YouTube, according to the New York Post.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2025
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Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Less than 24 hours after federal officials descended on Canal Street in New York City’s Chinatown district, the scene there appeared to be relatively subdued Wednesday afternoon.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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To be sure, the declines in major banks were relatively subdued Thursday.—
Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 61-year-old loves the hunt, and sifting through old belongings and hidden gems is what keeps him going.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scheeres’s work also inspired me to research the troubled teen industry, the hidden arm of America’s prison industrial complex, a largely unregulated network of religious and secular therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness programs, private youth programs, and drug rehabilitation centers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Silenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silenced. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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