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verb

past tense of still
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as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of the conversation was abruptly stilled by a loud crash from the next room

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Recent Examples of stilled
Verb
Rebecca’s hands stilled, and the girl stared at her grandmother, wide-eyed. Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 Both the Moody Mansion and the 1892 Bishop’s Palace are museums stilled in time and filled with the marks of late 19th-century splendor. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 My limbs stilled and grew heavy in the heat, but Alice jiggled her knees up and down, bursting out with short spurts of conversation that weighed against the beauty of our silence. Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 Hostilities were temporarily stilled by a ceasefire, but fighting resumed in early December. John Vink, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Suddenly, the noise in their home stilled. Ryan Oehrli updated February 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026 Jesus stilled storms, walked on water, challenged evil beliefs, and brought health, harmony, and safety to the world. Pam Debolt, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025 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 An intense defensive matchup in the boys' semifinals round ended in another sudden-death round that stilled the entire crowd while sending LA's Terron Williams to the finals. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilled
Adjective
  • Physicians, despite their leverage, often remain silent due to cultural pressures.
    Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • David May was the joker in the team; Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back, throwing comments.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • During the video, a person wearing a gorilla suit walked directly through the scene, stopped, beat their chest, and walked away.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Towa might not share her girlfriend’s passion for musicals, but that hasn’t stopped Rapp from dragging her to them anyway.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gilt yields fell across the curve on Tuesday morning, suggesting markets were calmed by Burnham's cabinet choices.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd Sunday evening, officials stressed that even though the fires burning in northern Minnesota had calmed over the weekend, this year’s fire season is just getting started.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • By day, lots of people cross the bridge to visit the hotel’s neighbor, the Moderna Museet, but at night the island is virtually soundless.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The detonation of the bombs brought a terrible wonder, a soundless blast of light and colors never seen before, and never seen again.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Firefighters also halted a blaze in a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and officials reported damage to commercial and residential property in two additional districts.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Farther down the same rice belt, Indonesia's agriculture ministry counts more than 30,000 hectares of rice hit by drought, over 12,000 of them a total loss, in a country that recently halted rice imports in the name of self-sufficiency.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Paul is easily soothed, enjoys engaging with others, and feels comfortable in new environments.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • People named Mitch Bratt and Caleb Ferguson have silenced them in recent days.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan silenced the critics and played into her heel persona—one that wants to hold the title for 1,000 days—with a strong victory over Iyo Sky.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Stilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilled. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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