as in speechless
deliberately refraining from speech
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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as in nappy
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Recent Examples of mum
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
But the city has still been mum about future plans for the building since then, despite artists showing up to speak during City Council meetings at nearly every opportunity.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Steven Sloan, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where the scheduled was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Claudia Jessie, who plays Eloise, remained mum about whether or not Season 5 could be Eloise’s love story.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
But the city has still been mum about future plans for the building since then, despite artists showing up to speak during City Council meetings at nearly every opportunity.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
His supporters largely either endorsed those actions or stayed mum.
—Steven Sloan, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where the scheduled was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mum
Adjective
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
Noun
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These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
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But composting services aren’t universally available and some of the products are less absorbent than normal nappies, critics say.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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While current work on the development is silent, crews are only waiting for county permits to build, the developer said.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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History has shown us time and again that meaningful change often begins when young people refuse to stay silent.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The most comfortable beer-resistant boat shoe?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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For beer, that generally means one to two 12-ounce servings a day for men and one 12-ounce serving a day for women.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Complicating matters is the fact that Maddie is deaf and mute, forcing her to utilize her other senses to stop the killer from claiming her as his next victim.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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For this new work, Andrews has forged Sophocles’ Electra with Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 gripping classic, Persona, a film that starred Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson playing, respectively, a famous theatre actress, inexplicably struck mute, who is cared for by a young nurse.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Really, almost any stew could be made using a little chocolate and then enjoyed with something like a Belgian strong dark ale, grand cru or tripel.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to Mashed, in the colonial era, most breweries made ale.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After years of muted activity at the midseason, executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas kickstarted a flurry of activity Tuesday — first cementing a three-team trade to acquire Jaden Ivey from Detroit, then offloading Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Recreate the look in a similar muted color scheme, like allover cloudy white, or play around with vivid color combinations like Miami teal and head-to-toe pinks.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Come for the home brew, stay for the honky-tonk.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Grains and Taps also offers home brew classes and hosts beer-making demonstrations.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mum. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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