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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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One 2013 study found that the sound of waves relaxed people more than soothing music, so perhaps that is what’s having an effect.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Trump had sought to deliver peace by soothing U.S. relations with Russia and distancing Washington from Ukraine, but now sees himself as misled by Putin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Jorgenson is not one of those — for him, the preparation itself is calming.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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Noise-canceling headphones can help tune out distractions, from crying babies to the roar of a plane engine, to help lull you to sleep or focus on an in-flight movie, music, or podcasts.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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We were lulled into believing that AGI would work well in the real world.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 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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If folks will volunteer, it can be composed of two- or three-member teams of neighbors patrolling, if possible, at the approximate times these crimes are occurring.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 July 2025
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The two songwriters also composed pitch-perfect theme songs for two sitcoms that debuted within a year of each other – Bewitched (1964) and Gidget (1965).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 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
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“Quieten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieten. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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