as in still
without motion
she stood quietly behind the curtains, hoping to scare her sister when she came into the room
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Recent Examples of quietly
Efron, the younger brother of actor Zac Efron, has been quietly dating King since high school.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The latest statement from the body, representing some 160,000 actors and other entertainment and media professionals – will be seen as a shot across the bow for studios and other media and entertainment companies quietly incorporating AI into their production pipeline.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Local faith institutions have quietly supported those in need for years, with no disruption to their neighbors.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Efforts to scout and acquire the property played out quietly for months, with only some details of the discussions leaking out.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Wall Street is uneasy, with UBS’s Paul Donovan warning the lack of official data could let rumor and unreliable surveys sway markets, while companies quietly push through price hikes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
In the run game, the offensive line had a quietly decent day, carving pathways for Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle to rumble through.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The couple then quietly separated in December 2000 and ultimately divorced.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The latest statement from the body, representing some 160,000 actors and other entertainment and media professionals – will be seen as a shot across the bow for studios and other media and entertainment companies quietly incorporating AI into their production pipeline.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Local faith institutions have quietly supported those in need for years, with no disruption to their neighbors.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Efforts to scout and acquire the property played out quietly for months, with only some details of the discussions leaking out.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Wall Street is uneasy, with UBS’s Paul Donovan warning the lack of official data could let rumor and unreliable surveys sway markets, while companies quietly push through price hikes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
In the run game, the offensive line had a quietly decent day, carving pathways for Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle to rumble through.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The couple then quietly separated in December 2000 and ultimately divorced.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly
Adverb
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In March 2022, for reasons that still remain unclear, the truce between the Salvadoran government and MS-13 fell apart.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Some workers just quiet-quit, doing the minimum to hold on to their jobs.—
Christopher Dinsmore,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Dec. 2022
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On another end were the quiet-seeking bedrooms and bathrooms, one with a step-down Roman shower.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
7 Nov. 2022
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“Quietly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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