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the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret
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Recent Examples of quietus
Unfortunately, everything leads to two absurdly contrived twists, and a coda that plays like it was tacked on after preview audiences objected to the apparent quietus of a major character.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietus
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Drones cut response times, company says Law enforcement agencies nationwide have cut response times by an average 71% using the drones and increased identifying and finding suspects by 89%, according to a Flock Safety news release in May.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The oldest living hostage still held in Gaza, his father, Dani Miran, has become a leading advocate for the hostages' release.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Alison Catlow, a coroner’s officer for Greater Manchester police, told the inquest Hatton had last been seen by his family two days before his death.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, 221 deer crashes involved a motorcycle, resulting in seven deaths and 87 serious injuries.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The team discovered that oxygen can degrade riboflavin when exposed to light, which leads to self-discharge.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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These services are available to any military veteran regardless of discharge status.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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With Shildt gone, the fate of hitting coach Victor Rodriguez, 64, remains to be seen.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, there is growing Israeli anger over the fate of the hostages who did not survive captivity and delays in the return of their remains.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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As details of Prince Andrew's past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein continue to surface, royal experts claim King Charles III is facing mounting pressure from family members to exile his brother as fear of the monarchy's demise lingers.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Not the beautiful, shadowy doom that Montgomery Clift brought to the screen, for instance, or the troubled, mischievous sharpness that Jeffrey Wright and Regina Hall lend to their work, but something as warming as sunshine and just as seductive.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, Cramer has been warning against the doom-and-gloom calls from billionaire investors.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bird finished with 142 passing yards and one touchdown, while Young caught four passes for 131 yards and a score.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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And in most of the 10 districts with the lowest passing rates, a majority of students were socioeconomically disadvantaged.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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