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Recent Examples of shush
Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.
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CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Levy sat on the floor, watching like a proud father and shushing whisperers.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Kempe then put a gloved finger to his lips, shushing the sixth consecutive sellout crowd in Anaheim.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
After once rising from her seat to scold a man recording the broadcast on his phone to shushing in-studio viewers during an interview with Zohran Mamdani, Whoopi Goldberg just wrote another chapter in her comical relationship with The View's studio audience.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Levy sat on the floor, watching like a proud father and shushing whisperers.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Kempe then put a gloved finger to his lips, shushing the sixth consecutive sellout crowd in Anaheim.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
After once rising from her seat to scold a man recording the broadcast on his phone to shushing in-studio viewers during an interview with Zohran Mamdani, Whoopi Goldberg just wrote another chapter in her comical relationship with The View's studio audience.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
Verb
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That, or the PGA of America dialed things up to silence the haters.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The commission hopes its report will silence those who doubted survivors' stories, Elkayam-Levy says.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Maggie saw couples pointing, whispering hushed opinions to each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Italian fashion brand Ermenegildo Zegna is building a loyal customer base through its highly customizable high-end apparel, allowing its shares to continue to grow even as demand for luxury goods remains muted, according to TD Cowen.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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It's muted by current-day standards.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Finns often say sauna is a place to quiet both the body and the mind.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Expansion could quiet college coaches’ saber-rattling about canceling marquee nonconference games.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Check the facts, ask one clarifying question, and let real information settle your nervous system.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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In a social media era rife with mouthwatering food content, kids will no longer settle for a drab school meal.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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Get your humanness out on the page before the robots dumb your content down.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Warner Brothers waits to be subsumed by Netflix or Paramount, cinemas are losing customers to streaming, and franchise entertainment continues to dumb us all down.—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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