as in silence
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Noun
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After the closing notes, silence reigned as Jamal slowly got up from his stool.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025 -
For Jones, whose directorial debut could have died in that moment, the silence was unthinkable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the quiet of his private room, Trinita shares a painful memory of her past.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The final horn sounded, mercifully, the players shook hands, and the Aztecs shuffled off the floor, through a tunnel and into the quiet of their locker room, their season ending with a whimper instead of a bang.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company promises no stills are captured, and the live face-tracking data is encrypted and is saved on-device.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Police searched the area for the man depicted in stills from the video and matched him after he was arrested for a separate purse snatching at East Berkley Street and Harrison Avenue on Feb. 25, for which he was arraigned at BMC the next day.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Silentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silentness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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