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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
If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus, how did the cry begin?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
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
If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus, how did the cry begin?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietus
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No release or court information was available for Cunningham.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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During a court hearing Wednesday, Holmes set specific conditions for Abrego Garcia's release that included him living with his brother, a U.S. citizen, in Maryland.—
BEN FINLEY,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Using models, the authors estimated the impact of USAID funding on deaths from 2001 to 2021.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Ashton Town Football Club, which plays in Division One North of the North West Counties League, released a statement on social media confirming the death of 47-year-old Wright, the wife of team chairman Chris Wright.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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What’s more, the former Arecibo Observatory detected electrostatic discharge from GPS satellites, although those bursts were longer-lasting.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Zion Smith, 16, is being charged as an adult on counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, carrying a dangerous weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm, Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Department said in a news release.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Vegas went 50-22 last season, but ultimately had the same fate as Toronto, losing in the second round.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
29 June 2025
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Despite Cordelia Chase’s unfortunate demise in the Buffy spinoff Angel, Charisma Carpenter is game to revive the character in the upcoming Buffy reboot.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
2 July 2025
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As fresh bonds are formed, past relationships are challenged and even fractured, as our international cast of survivors must become a team before certain doom.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Using a mosquito 'bucket of doom' is much cheaper than getting a pest control service to come fog or spray your yard.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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Seguí, whose passing was announced by the Mariners, appeared in the first game in Seattle Pilots franchise history in 1969 and also spent time with the Mariners, Cardinals, Red Sox, Washington Senators and Oakland A’s.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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Since his passing, Elijah Craig’s legacy has expanded far beyond the small scope of his original operation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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