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Noun
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And disappearance, in the end, is just another form of silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026 -
As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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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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Against this backdrop, the current quiet does not signal restraint.—
Will Walters,
STAT,
23 Apr. 2026
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Something about seeing the gentle flow of an expansive body of water immediately calms the nerves, sending your mind into a state of sweet stillness.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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There was a surreal sense of stillness, as if the world had slowed around me.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Munden injected tension and something even more primal and powerful than tension by punctuating Ralph’s efforts to navigate the island with stills of trees.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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Fermentation uses organic cane juice and proprietary yeast strains, followed by distillation in pot and column stills.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Silentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silentness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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