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Recent Examples of silently
Rather than sit silently as a bystander, Amber frequently spoke up to expand on the data being presented.
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Chris Lipp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regular screenings are recommended, as lung cancer often develops silently, with symptoms appearing at later stages.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
What these extensions actually do After installation, the extensions operate silently in the background.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
For the social anthropologist Marlen Eskander, the cutoff silently excised immigrant experiences and second-wave feminism from Swedish culture.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
One woman cried silently at their absence.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
One woman cried silently at their absence.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
One of the most beautiful aspects was that as the hours went on, more and more people started showing up in the hallways, just sitting there reading Moby-Dick silently together.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Chris Lipp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regular screenings are recommended, as lung cancer often develops silently, with symptoms appearing at later stages.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
What these extensions actually do After installation, the extensions operate silently in the background.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
For the social anthropologist Marlen Eskander, the cutoff silently excised immigrant experiences and second-wave feminism from Swedish culture.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
One woman cried silently at their absence.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
One woman cried silently at their absence.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
One of the most beautiful aspects was that as the hours went on, more and more people started showing up in the hallways, just sitting there reading Moby-Dick silently together.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silently
Adverb
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But my next words slipped soundlessly to the ground before the yellow vinyl material, like the final sprays of a park fountain at closing time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Drifters Ferris wheel sent riders floating in hot air balloons that soared soundlessly toward the glass dome above the park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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There are many doors in Emily’s world—doors for liars, stair climbers, tigers, snakes, and those who speak very quietly—but none for Emily.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Las Cruces sits quietly in the southern stretch of New Mexico, framed by the Organ Mountains on one side and vast desert sky on the other, setting the scene for a truly romantic weekend soaking in Southwestern culture.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Silently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silently. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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