inaudibly

adverb

as in silently

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  1. silently
  2. soundlessly
Adverb
  • The military is nothing if not secretive, and all of this work could be done in the dark—much the way the Manhattan Project, which developed the world’s first nuclear weapons, operated silently, invisibly, from June 1942 to August 1947.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Human review at enterprise scale silently consumes the labor savings automation promised.
    — Sharon K Daniels, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • But my next words slipped soundlessly to the ground before the yellow vinyl material, like the final sprays of a park fountain at closing time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Drifters Ferris wheel sent riders floating in hot air balloons that soared soundlessly toward the glass dome above the park.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Inaudibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaudibly. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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