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Recent Examples of silently
So, Walters listened silently as speakers often addressed him directly.
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Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
If your household has both kids and pets, your rugs are silently keeping score.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Hotel chains silently reduce perks.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
In the character of The Red Chador, Ali silently walks through Parisian sites like subways, churches, cafés, and the Eiffel Tower.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 31 Mar. 2026
Individuals can spend years searching for answers while the disease silently progresses.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The man himself was present and looking a little bored, silently posing for pictures on a receiving line.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
If your household has both kids and pets, your rugs are silently keeping score.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Hotel chains silently reduce perks.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
In the character of The Red Chador, Ali silently walks through Parisian sites like subways, churches, cafés, and the Eiffel Tower.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 31 Mar. 2026
Individuals can spend years searching for answers while the disease silently progresses.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The man himself was present and looking a little bored, silently posing for pictures on a receiving line.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 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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Suárez only faced one more batter in the first, but Ramón Urías didn’t go quietly.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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The town of Red Ash was abandoned in the 1950s, and today, the island lies quietly as a part of West Virginia’s history, with just a handful of headstones remaining.—
Jordan Charbonneau,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Silently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silently. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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