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
Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Butler, who appeared to be holding back tears, listened quietly as officers explained the purpose of their visit.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The financial services industry has quietly become an artificial intelligence battleground and Lemonade, ticker LMND , is back in focus putting the 'squeeze' on the massive insurance industry that is seen as analog in the new digital world.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Tokyo has quietly loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving amid labor shortages driven by a falling birth rate and declining interest among Japanese workers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But the public first knew Cheney as, along with Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell, the quietly confident, visibly competent public face of the 1990-91 Gulf War that ejected Iraqi troops from Kuwait (and the gates of Saudi Arabia) in just 100 hours of ground combat.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Warm, easy to style, and quietly sophisticated, brown jeans are a fall essential that looks good with everything.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Obsidian has, throughout 2025, quietly been working with various brands, including Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Crayola, Aramco, Amazon, NBA, and ESPN, but the partnership with Imagine will allow Obsidian to expand into original narrative projects.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Butler, who appeared to be holding back tears, listened quietly as officers explained the purpose of their visit.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The financial services industry has quietly become an artificial intelligence battleground and Lemonade, ticker LMND , is back in focus putting the 'squeeze' on the massive insurance industry that is seen as analog in the new digital world.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Tokyo has quietly loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving amid labor shortages driven by a falling birth rate and declining interest among Japanese workers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But the public first knew Cheney as, along with Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell, the quietly confident, visibly competent public face of the 1990-91 Gulf War that ejected Iraqi troops from Kuwait (and the gates of Saudi Arabia) in just 100 hours of ground combat.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Warm, easy to style, and quietly sophisticated, brown jeans are a fall essential that looks good with everything.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Obsidian has, throughout 2025, quietly been working with various brands, including Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Crayola, Aramco, Amazon, NBA, and ESPN, but the partnership with Imagine will allow Obsidian to expand into original narrative projects.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly
Adverb
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However, Mamdani is still a clear frontrunner heading into Election Day, and maintained a two-digit lead in other polls taken just days earlier.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Palantir’s revenue figures are still quite small compared to peers of similar market capitalization.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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