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as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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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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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
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
The breeze off the South China Sea hits with freshness, and the sound of the waves is thunderous after the dull silence of the underground.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Michael Hollett, SPIN, 14 June 2026
Listening for particles that cannot be silenced The study authors investigated whether antineutrinos could provide that monitoring capability.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
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Noun
That means constant choices about where to emphasize music, where to emphasize sound design, and where to trust that silence is a more effective dramatic choice than cacophony.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
The breeze off the South China Sea hits with freshness, and the sound of the waves is thunderous after the dull silence of the underground.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Verb
Holiness is connected to silence and meditation.
—Michael Hollett, SPIN, 14 June 2026
Listening for particles that cannot be silenced The study authors investigated whether antineutrinos could provide that monitoring capability.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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The remote island — some 30 miles southwest of Santa Barbara — is typically quiet, yet the stillness feels almost heavy this sunny afternoon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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For someone who has to make decisions on the move in fractions of a second, there is something freeing about the stillness of this endeavor.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Wow that the quiet of Sunday surfaces feelings the rest of the week buries.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Rooms The rooms at Senda are designed to blend with the lush backdrop and immerse guests in the quiet of the jungle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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The rise of Santa Muerte The other folk saint tied to narco culture is Santa Muerte, whose Grim Reaper appearance and relative obscurity prompt assumptions of malevolence.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Unlike so many iconic American fights, held in the halls of Congress or on the streets of major cities, this campaign is being waged for the most part in obscurity.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Trae Young won Madison Square Garden’s undying enmity in the 2021 playoffs for the Atlanta Hawks, punctuating game-breaking shots by shushing the crowd or bowing to the fans and waving goodbye.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The chatter caused the emcees to not-so-playfully shush the crowd several times.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The program is a half-day, in-depth course to educate attendees on the principles used by firefighters in suppressing wildland fire and protecting structures in the Wildland Urban Interface, said workshop organizers.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Rather than suppress his value, that could make Clarke and agent Randy Robitaille more inclined to hunker down in negotiations.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Both brothers were intellectually precocious, but Scott could be shy to the point of speechlessness.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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To come up with its study, the company looked at different factors that equate to quietness, including monthly search volume, visitor ratings, average summer temperatures, access to nearby restaurants and bars, and availability of accommodations.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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The last rays of the setting sun lit the distant Saw Tooth Mountains away to the west, while a quietness settled like a huge soft blanket spread over the wilderness.—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Converting that surplus draft capital into a meaningful haul of valuable talent is an essential first step if the club is to move through the competitive oblivion of this rebuilding process on any sort of expedited or reasonable timeline.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Although Nilsson would likely disagree, her work affirms that all of us are drifting toward oblivion, with the best days of our lives like so much confetti in the wind.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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