silenced
Example Sentences
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The researchers selectively silenced neurons associated with doublesex.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"But in Iran, they are more easily silenced."
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
What sets Houdon’s Franklin apart from the other two is that in those depictions the polymath seems silenced and solitary, compared with Houdon’s convivial treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"It shows once again that when victims and survivors seek help, or support, or accountability, they are silenced, or ridiculed, or attacked," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Invoking the Scourge of the East silenced them, and for a moment, they peered around uneasily, as if something evil and dark would come seeping out of the cracks in the stones.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
