as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
kept mum about the surprise bridal shower
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Recent Examples of mum
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
In the months and weeks before the newest season dropped, FX was characteristically mum on just who the starry cast of AHS alums and newbies alike are playing.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2023
Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Citing the active investigation into the matter, authorities were mum on details about the bust, including how they got tipped for the investigation in the first place, who the suspects are, or how long ago authorities seized the instruments.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Carriers are notoriously mum about why their networks go down.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
In the months and weeks before the newest season dropped, FX was characteristically mum on just who the starry cast of AHS alums and newbies alike are playing.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2023
Noun
Jakob is sure their mum is dead and just wants to help stop the Germans who killed her.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Citing the active investigation into the matter, authorities were mum on details about the bust, including how they got tipped for the investigation in the first place, who the suspects are, or how long ago authorities seized the instruments.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Kremlin remained silent on Assad’s whereabouts Monday, refusing to comment publicly on Russia’s decision to grant him asylum.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Importantly, this decision did not remove all agency deference just deference where the statute is either silent or ambiguous.Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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And while that’s not a reason to abandon AI tools, a recent study should remind programmers that even reliable versions of the technology are still prone to bouts of weirdness—like claiming knee X-rays can prove someone drinks beer or eats refried beans.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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Working men congregated in party headquarters to smoke, drink beer, and play cards.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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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
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Taft's Brewing closed its Over-the-Rhine ale house in 2023 after eight years in business and shuttered its Columbus taproom earlier this year.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ingredients • 1 ½ oz. rye whiskey • Ginger ale, to top • 1 dropperful Tribe CBD oil Directions • Place a few ice cubes in a highball glass.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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These aren’t exactly like the cold brew concentrates that are increasingly popular in grocery stores.Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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The cold brew is made with a brown-sugar cookie flavor.Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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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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No idea that malt liquor used to have an upscale association.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 18 Dec. 2024.
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