1
as in shushes
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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2
as in suppresses
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
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Recent Examples of silences
His death Friday morning just after midnight, silences an exemplary artist who performed weekly until earlier this summer.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
This not only silences ideas but also creates a culture where employees feel less valued.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Proposition 50 almost completely silences minority California viewpoints in Congress until January 2033 – with no chance of changing any legislative outcomes.
—Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
This not only silences ideas but also creates a culture where employees feel less valued.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Proposition 50 almost completely silences minority California viewpoints in Congress until January 2033 – with no chance of changing any legislative outcomes.
—Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silences
Verb
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Mulch suppresses weeds, retains moisture in the soil, and adds nutrients back to the soil, too.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tissue samples from Fern Franco’s remains, obtained by a search warrant, revealed the presence of both morphine, which suppresses respiration, along with the drug succinylcholine, a paralytic used to relax skeletal muscles as during intubation.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The host mutes everyone upon entry.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Critics allege that Google’s dominance not only undermines traditional publishing revenues but mutes the diversity of online voices, accelerating the decline of the open, accessible web, just as Google admitted behind closed doors, in court.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the presumption was always that Messi would renew with the Herons, the news quells any lingering anxiety.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Twenty years later, an adult Guinevere is building her ghostwriting career when her estranged artist brother announces an installation titled Mother, which quells disturbing revelations in Guinevere.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That just kind of quiets everything else.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Usually, a person's immune system gets active when there's a threat in the body, but then settles once that threat is gone.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The next motion settles an ongoing lawsuit between the firefighters’ union and the city.—
Alexis Martin,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Silences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silences. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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