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closemouthed

[klohs-mouthd, -moutht] / ˈkloʊsˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt /


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Hutton’s gaptoothed smile replaced the closemouthed gaze and white eyeliner of Vogue models of the 1960s.

From Washington Post Dec. 24, 2021

Perhaps that seems right for a first-person narrative, but Stamm remains just as closemouthed across all his work.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2021

ICE, famously closemouthed, has offered no details of what investigation it will do.

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2018

The effect is offset by Rudolph’s cautious, closemouthed smile, which rests on her face as easily as powder on a puff.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2018

The closemouthed Scottish scientist never mentioned the incident.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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