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as in release
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will

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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. 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
Noun
  • This figure is the same as his release clause, but the deal is structured differently.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Though many celebrated the release, others quickly pointed out inconsistencies with the design, including some people who appear with only four fingers and two women with the same face.
    Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and cause of death.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
  • An autopsy suggested that strychnine was the probable cause of death.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some borrowers may also qualify for teacher loan forgiveness, borrower defense programs or total and permanent disability discharge.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Officers were unable to make contact with the suspect, a 33-year-old with prior felony convictions for grand theft, criminal threats, and negligent discharge of a firearm, and decided to evacuate the surrounding area out of an abundance of caution.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • After the blazes, Black laments the fate of the less mobile invertebrates.
    Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Locklear also cited the demise of Kristin Davis’s Brooke Armstrong as another standout moment.
    John Russell, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That’s not always easy with the onslaught of doom and gloom we’re met with.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Lyles was asked if the sense of doom and gloom was a product of all the uncertainty surrounding the team with the trade deadline looming.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Bindi Irwin's Daughter Grace Mistakes Her Brother Robert for Their Dad Steve, Calls Him 'Grandpa Crocodile' Following the conservationist’s tragic passing, however, Terri became the strongest person in Bindi’s life.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Chris Kreider drew a hook driving to the net, and brilliant passing set up a goal.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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