as in to hush
to stop talking
the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiet (down)
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Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Down at the finish line, the crowd hushed.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, lakes are drying up, and dams are flooding millennia-old villages and historic sites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vonn welcomed the weight placed on her shoulders, gladly serving as an example that a woman’s athletic career need not dry up with age – or through injuries.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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But when co-host Maria McErlane looked for details, Norton clammed up.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The client is bound to clam up.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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So maybe shut up about AI and jobs?—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Quiet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiet%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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