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Recent Examples of shush
Booing begins, and then shushing, and then booing again.
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
When the audience would boo clips of Trump, Stewart shushed them.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
In the background of the video, the 35-year-old could be heard mumbling offscreen before Megan playfully shushed him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
When the audience would boo clips of Trump, Stewart shushed them.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
In the background of the video, the 35-year-old could be heard mumbling offscreen before Megan playfully shushed him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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The best way to silence such talk is on the pitch.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a South Shore League matchup, Georgia Royston netted two goals as Cohasset silenced Carver 6-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vibe is hushed and calming.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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McIlroy would hush the USA crowd after putts, while Reed would bow to their applause.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Warm nights during fall can mute or delay colors, as leaves stay on the trees longer, assistant state climatologist Edward Hopkins wrote in an article posted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Smith has yet to do what Moore did Saturday and come up with a win to quiet his critics.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Missouri is chasing a rebound to keep its SEC title hopes alive, while Auburn and head coach Hugh Freeze are trying to quiet growing unrest.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, a month after Sheen settled in, a typhoon destroyed over half of the sets created for the film, causing production to halt once again.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His commentary is equally free of snobbery and of attempts to dumb anything down.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Even in highly specialized sectors like aerospace and defense, the best stories don’t dumb things down.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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