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as in speechless
deliberately refraining from speech
the suddenly silent child had to be prompted to say hello
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as in reserved
tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)
a naturally silent boy, he was often overshadowed by his louder siblings
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as in quieted
mostly or entirely without sound
the room was so silent that you could have heard the proverbial pin drop
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Recent Examples of silent
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Minions & Monsters opens with a Universal Studios tour that doubles as a crash course in Hollywood history, winding past relics from the silent era through the studio system.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
From there, the offense went radio silent.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The letter is silent on Fable 5, a weaker version of Mythos that was briefly the most powerful AI model widely available to consumers.
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Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Minions & Monsters opens with a Universal Studios tour that doubles as a crash course in Hollywood history, winding past relics from the silent era through the studio system.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Noun
But Team Cherry was radio silent.
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Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
From there, the offense went radio silent.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for silent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent
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The third movie in the Despicable Me spin-off, sees the Minions land in the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a storyline led by new characters, James, an artistic Minion with dreams of becoming a director; his comedic sidekick and bestie Henry, and their mute companion Ed.
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The bottom edge has a slightly wider gray bezel bearing the Fire TV logo in the center with a flat, blocky extension holding an infrared sensor, far-field microphones, and a mic mute switch below it.
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Only standing-room general admission tickets remain; family, friends and classmates have already purchased the reserved seats.
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For years, cloud optimization focused heavily on areas such as compute sizing, storage efficiency and reserved instance planning.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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But he is viewed by Labour supporters as a more effective, optimistic and plain-speaking communicator than Starmer, who's quiet, lawyerly manner has consistently failed to connect with the public's national mood.
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Fitch is expanding his short In Exile into a feature-length documentary.
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Celebrities and style insiders have already embraced the new take on shorts, from Zendaya’s gray Moschino short suit to Margot Robbie’s luxe yet relaxed take on the Bermuda silhouette.
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His friends, from brother Luigi (Charlie Day) to Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) veer in a similar direction, somehow coming across less fully formed and three-dimensional than their nearly speechless inspirations from Nintendo‘s flagship franchise.
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.
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The officers and Martin struggle briefly and then he is physically restrained face down.
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The officers and Martin struggle briefly and then he is physically restrained face down.
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But sometimes, hushed moments become the score’s most powerful statement.
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Not a hushed and reverent scene at all, lively and fun.
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Opt for these wireless ones with a 50-hour battery life, comfortable padding, and more handy features.
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One of the most distinguishing features of the new planes are the colors painted on its exterior.
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“Silent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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