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as in to soothe
to free from distress or disturbance
the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way
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Recent Examples of quieten
Nine months after Postecoglou foreshadowed silverware for Spurs in 2024-25, the Europa League final is his last opportunity to quieten those who doubted him.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Colour was also used in the Royal Pavilion’s interiors to elevate or quieten the mood, for example bright canary yellow in the drawing room or calming sage green in the king’s bedroom.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the real reason, the Daytona 500 dream is over for Mike Wallace, and the debate over the age issue has quietened for now.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Not even the thudding whir of rotor blades from a helicopter overhead quietened them.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Colour was also used in the Royal Pavilion’s interiors to elevate or quieten the mood, for example bright canary yellow in the drawing room or calming sage green in the king’s bedroom.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the real reason, the Daytona 500 dream is over for Mike Wallace, and the debate over the age issue has quietened for now.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Not even the thudding whir of rotor blades from a helicopter overhead quietened them.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quieten
Verb
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Niacinamide helps refine texture, hyaluronic acid keeps hydration levels in check, and vitamin E adds a soothing antioxidant boost.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Soak in a naturally heated pool while enjoying the beauty of the adjacent Sinclair Canyon rock cliffs and the soothing chant of Sinclair Creek.—
Jenny Wisniewski,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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For a start, the cheers from the nearby Andy Murray Arena are loud and booming, but so too is the exclusive balcony area hanging just to the side of the court, where people are sipping their wine or their Pimm’s and chatting loudly (the judge on court 1 has to shush them at one point).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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That seemed to calm the situation for a little while.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Soon after, the 62-year-old man who shouts the racial slur ends up talking to two Black men who appear to try to calm him down.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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And as long as the law remains on the books, the threat of enforcement will continue to hang over pastors and churches like a sword, silencing some through fear and confusion.—
Lauren Cooley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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Still, many progressives, including some political leaders, saw a nefarious motive and a brazen attempt to silence an outspoken liberal voice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Or why the ocean so effortlessly lulls you into a meditative state?—
Victoria Malloy,
Outside Online,
21 July 2025
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The thing about broadcast late-night hosts is all have made more than enough money to never work again, and yet they still get lulled back into some variation of the job, regardless of their age.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
Verb
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The monument’s presence seems to quiet all the urban noise.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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Offerings range from massages and facials to sound meditation, a restorative practice that uses harmonic frequencies to quiet the mind and support nervous system regulation.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Part of the reason for this is that LLMs make use of statistics and probabilities when selecting the words for the response being composed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Coalition districts are predominantly composed of minority voters who tend to vote together.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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Walking through its marble corridors and hushed reading rooms, the power of simplicity and permanence struck me.—
Luciana Cemerka,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Inside the airy courtroom, hushed spectators, including Combs’ mother and six adult children, sat on wooden benches.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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“Quieten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieten. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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