QUIETUSES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

quietuses

noun

plural of quietus

as in releases

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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as in deaths

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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Noun

The separate releases are the first to roll out since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown on developing advanced AI as the debate about model safety reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
The trust plans water releases with the Canton Lake Advisory Committee, which includes the Army Corps of Engineers, the Canton Lake Association, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of releases

Noun

This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Mostly forgotten in all of this is the impact of these deaths on the humans rescuing them in Chicago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of deaths

Noun

At the same time, that also prevents us from becoming too invested in the fates of people who seem to be dying for our viewing pleasure — and sometimes one another’s.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

The songs above fall into three categories, as their runs reached such lengths due to artists’ passings; a record-setting movie; or multiple holidays.

— Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026

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