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Recent Examples of shush
Collectively, thousands of fans shushed each other to help Brunson focus.
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Gert laughed, too, until the two of them were shushing each other quite loudly.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Gert laughed, too, until the two of them were shushing each other quite loudly.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Not quite as flashy as a chartreuse or lime, but not quite as muted as sage, somewhere between.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 2025
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Although today’s selloff is negative, it’s also muted, according to Deutsche Bank.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 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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But if a real estate investment isn’t in the cards at the moment, settle for the next best thing by renting one of the many villas currently listed on Airbnb.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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Gary, though, did have one last piece of business to settle — with Ballard herself, stalking her in the dark of the cold case unit’s basement HQ.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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