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
Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
But, two years later, Nate and Laura made the decision to quietly move back to Nashville, according to The Tennessean.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
But, two years later, Nate and Laura made the decision to quietly move back to Nashville, according to The Tennessean.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly
Adverb
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese yuan's recent rally against the greenback may still have room to run as Beijing guides the currency higher and is seen as favoring holding off on the next rate cut.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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