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mum's the word

interjection as in keep quiet

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While mum’s the word for now, Mosher hopes to soon announce good news on the horizon for fans of the restaurant.

Mum’s the word on which one will be pictured, but Schultz promised that “you’ll know who it is.”

Mum’s the word from the senators in charge of electing Democrats to the upper chamber as they contemplate whether to support Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat-turned-independent, or Democratic challenger Rep. Ruben Gallego.

Thinking back about those heady days at Crystal Sound, Mesaros points out that the surviving Smithereens are "jazzed about this project because, for the first time, we are producing ourselves, and mum's the word to the outside world. Somehow, it evokes the early days when we were our own best kept secret and a fan club of four."

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Mum’s the word for now, it seems.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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