as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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Recent Examples of mum
Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Carriers are notoriously mum about why their networks go down.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Gibbs-White is a hero to Forest fans (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
The player’s mum warrants a mention, too.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Dozens of brands contacted by The New York Times for this article, many of whom had already shipped spring collections for 2024, were similarly mum.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Carriers are notoriously mum about why their networks go down.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Noun
The hilarious and sad thing for my dad, is that this is the story told through my mum’s eyes.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Gibbs-White is a hero to Forest fans (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
The player’s mum warrants a mention, too.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mum
Adjective
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The skies in Gaza went silent for the first time in months with no Israeli airstrikes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the Broadway musical Sunset Boulevard silent screen star Norma Desmond returns to the Paramount lot after twenty years living under the radar in her crumbling mansion.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Not to mention having the epic yellow nappies from the waist down.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Atletico Madrid, Leganes, Sevilla, Betis and Mallorca were among those to use their stadiums as collection points for materials donated by supporters, with food, blankets, nappies and water sent by road to those who badly needed them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Some items, like cases of beer, are marked up just a dollar above the wholesale price to stay competitive.—
Matthew Geiger,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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During the event, Buehrle also bought a round of beer for the fans in attendance Friday at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Cristeros is a re-release of one of their home brews.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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His mother was left to support the family, in part by selling home brews of two potent alcoholic beverages, chang’aa and busaa.—
Alex Williams,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The Coach and Horses is renowned for its real ales and food—ranging from simple bar food to a lavish restaurant menu.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Over the next three decades, Cambridge Brewing introduced patrons to spiced pumpkin ales and robust barley wines.—
Joshua M. Bernstein,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Save the buzzy for Apres: What’s better than cold brews at lunch?—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Dillard is expected to lay out this vision as a contentious debate brews in Springfield about the future of transit oversight and funding, with lawmakers set to weigh a proposal to do away with the RTA, the CTA, Metra and Pace and combine them into one agency.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Canned cocktails, drinks that include spirits like vodka, tequila or gin rather than the malt liquor base of popular seltzers, have begun to take market share in the ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage category.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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The history of malt liquor, and also Pabst Blue Ribbon.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2010
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“Mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mum. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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