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Recent Examples of quietude McQueen’s script doesn’t waste any time, but the director savors these moments of domestic quietude as much as Rita and George do. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024 The effect is meditative and moving, an urgent quietude not always found in the Sturm und Drang that attends both our contemporary poetry and our politics. Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Related Stories Lifestyle Cover Reveal: Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair Tell-All Lifestyle Julia Roberts to Narrate Audiobook of Lisa Marie Presley's Posthumous Memoir The quietude of the scene belies the tumult that occurred here just days before. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024 Another Island Looking for a little extra quietude? Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quietude 
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Noun
  • Tears flowed freely — sometimes in silence, sometimes with a chorus of comforting words — each one a release, a softening, a step closer to healing.
    Colby Holiday, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pines' lawsuit states he was made to clean up hotel rooms after these events and ensure no one spoke about what went on, which included tipping hotel staff to ensure their silence.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Throughout their stay, guests can immerse themselves in exclusive experiences, from intimate encounters with majestic elephants to savoring world-class cuisine, all in the serenity of an all-inclusive escape.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This collection will also unveil a new scent, Salty, meant to inspire a feeling of serenity and clarity.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the quiet of the nearby waiting room, Jerry and Lisa prayed and worried.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Katie Ledecky’s Gold Medal Mind-Set Bidens Border Crackdown Could Disproportionately Affect Families Israeli news outlets break the quiet of the Sabbath to cover the release of four hostages.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 June 2024

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“Quietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietude. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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