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as in death
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
Noun
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The new protein lineup is part of Starbucks' strategy to modernize its menu with new innovative options, the company said in a news release.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The pair's conversation comes just after the release of their books.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other potentially concerning changes including nipple discharge, pain or swelling in their breast, changes in the color of the nipple or breast, the nipple turning inward, painful or enlarged lymph nodes in the armpits or near the collarbone, or redness or flaky skin on the breast.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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In testing, the battery cells demonstrated stability and performance by retaining 93 percent of their capacity after completing 900 charge-discharge cycles.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Once the selloff happened, the Twins were destined to be awful for the final two months, all but sealing Baldelli’s fate.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As fate would have it, the Padres came back from a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the inning for what turned out to be a 6-3 final.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For me, noir is the horror fiction of the crime genre, in which the main characters constantly make things worse for themselves in a claustrophobic, ever-tightening spiral of doom.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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She’s forced into vacating her post, and takes to long days of binge-drinking and doom-scrolling as threatening male social media incels pillory her reputation after the details of her lawsuit against Tinder are leaked.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Sep. 2025
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Garrett James, Corona del Mar, WR The senior impressed at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament in July, and hasn’t slowed down.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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This season, Sorsby has 655 passing yards, eight touchdowns and one interception.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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