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Recent Examples of silently
Speaking from personal experience, there’s something intrinsically intimidating about being silently judged by an accomplished HR representative over a pixelated Zoom call.
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Ben Ambridge, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2026
During that show, Ono sat silently onstage while members of the audience slowly snipped away pieces of her clothes.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Termites silently cause billions of dollars in damage annually to homes across the United States.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Every now and then, a car slows to a crawl before pulling over beside the memorial, the people inside sitting silently behind fogged windows, perhaps reminiscing, perhaps praying, perhaps simply trying to make sense of a loss too enormous to truly understand.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Burke-Cousins explains that sometimes grief is carried silently, as can be the case for women who may have experienced miscarriages or pregnancy loss.
—Essence, 9 May 2026
Whole crises play out in looks thrown silently across a dinner table.
—Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Malik stood silently in a black suit as the sentence was announced.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Corinthian can cruise silently and emissions-free using wind power alone, but the engines will kick in if more grunt is required.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Ben Ambridge, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2026
During that show, Ono sat silently onstage while members of the audience slowly snipped away pieces of her clothes.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Termites silently cause billions of dollars in damage annually to homes across the United States.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Every now and then, a car slows to a crawl before pulling over beside the memorial, the people inside sitting silently behind fogged windows, perhaps reminiscing, perhaps praying, perhaps simply trying to make sense of a loss too enormous to truly understand.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Burke-Cousins explains that sometimes grief is carried silently, as can be the case for women who may have experienced miscarriages or pregnancy loss.
—Essence, 9 May 2026
Whole crises play out in looks thrown silently across a dinner table.
—Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Malik stood silently in a black suit as the sentence was announced.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Corinthian can cruise silently and emissions-free using wind power alone, but the engines will kick in if more grunt is required.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 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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Fearing that Washington could one day choke off other critical resources, Chairman Xi quietly built one of the world’s largest commodity buffers.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Miller is also the rare veteran who shows up, fights anyone, and never causes problems behind the scenes — the kind of pro the company quietly values more than most casual fans realize.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Silently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silently. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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