1
as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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2
as in quiet
the near or complete absence of sound
the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past
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1
as in to quiet
to stop the noise or speech of
the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm
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as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
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Recent Examples of silence
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
They were targeted, hateful attempts to intimidate and silence members of our community.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The regime may have believed that releasing my husband would silence me.
—Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In July, board members of the Uvalde CISD unanimously voted in favor of releasing the records from the horrifying mass shooting at Robb Elementary, after 38 months of silence, grief and legal roadblocks.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
They were targeted, hateful attempts to intimidate and silence members of our community.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Their legal battle underscores a broader industry reckoning, as legacy artists increasingly push back against corporate control of their art—especially when that control threatens to silence their contributions at the height of recognition.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The regime may have believed that releasing my husband would silence me.
—Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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In the quiet of the postpartum unit, some staff shared that they had been born here; others told stories of celebrating the births of friends and family members.—
John McHugh,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Moments of early-morning quiet in a deer stand are some of my favorites to recall.—
George Warthen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trey White was that someone last season for San Diego State, emerging from obscurity as a backup linebacker to national prominence as a starting edge rusher on SDSU’s defensive line.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For a start, the cheers from the nearby Andy Murray Arena are loud and booming, but so too is the exclusive balcony area hanging just to the side of the court, where people are sipping their wine or their Pimm’s and chatting loudly (the judge on court 1 has to shush them at one point).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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One woman described witnessing the harms of diseases that have been suppressed by vaccination, noting that her mother has experienced weakness in her limbs as the result of a childhood polio infection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
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Four engines, one water tender, two dozers and two hand crews are working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cardholders report that rewards are devalued, denied, disappeared, or fine-printed to oblivion, their actual redemption details dramatically different from their marketing materials.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises was bankrupt and facing oblivion when it was rescued by luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent, which bought the 602-passenger Crystal Symphony (and 740-passenger Crystal Serenity) and relaunched the brand.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
Verb
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This year, the streets are hushed, and many children walk to school alone.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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The wild west of Ireland reveals sea cliffs like Slieve League, hushed peat bogs, and winding roads threading through Connemara’s granite hills and glassy lakes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The system is expected to hook around a large plume of African dust that has been quelling hurricane development for the past several weeks, Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross wrote on his blog, Hurricane Intel.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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America’s military establishment tried to quell the outrage with a piece in Harper’s by Henry Stimson, a retired Secretary of War.—
Jane Mayer,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The two families will share the roughly 2% of the team as part of the agreement, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are not public.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Three sources within the fire department with knowledge of the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Star that the training event was not authorized.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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