quieter
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comparative form of the adjective quiet
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Jill Krasny, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
Raheem is the quieter but perhaps the more perceptive of the two, and is devoted to Choton.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
This is the quieter of the two types but less effective at separating smaller clumps.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Phil, the quieter of the pair, chalks it up to pure coincidence.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
But the island faces the risk of storms made increasingly powerful by climate change, as well as the quieter but no less dire threat of rising seas.
—Stephanie Castellano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2023
For example, those craving a quieter — albeit just as extraordinary — experience should consider visiting in late summer.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
Even with summer quickly approaching, the James C. Lytle Council Chambers isn’t getting any quieter.
—Corey Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
With a quieter than most motor, this stylish techy blender has smart capabilities to sense how to blend the goods.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
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“Quieter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quieter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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