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as in stillness
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts
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as in quiet
the near or complete absence of sound
the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past
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as in to quiet
to stop the noise or speech of
the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm
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as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
brutally silenced all political dissent in the country
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Recent Examples of silence
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Scorsese is a Catholic, but one who is fascinated with the silence of God.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Alison Durkee, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The chants from the home fans about him being an inferior version of Andy Carroll were silenced.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Insomniacs seldom just get up, work for an hour, enjoy the silence of the house.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Scorsese is a Catholic, but one who is fascinated with the silence of God.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Justices ruled the federal government’s national security concerns about TikTok justified imposing the ban and singling out TikTok over other social media apps, and opposed TikTok and content creators’ arguments that the law silences their speech.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The chants from the home fans about him being an inferior version of Andy Carroll were silenced.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silence
Noun
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But, when traveling at higher speeds, the quiet of an electric car goes away.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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In the quiet of the nearby waiting room, Jerry and Lisa prayed and worried.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Nov. 2024
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Her unusual trajectory, and her being based outside the US, may have contributed to her relative obscurity in New York.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Garage 66, the team that started this journey as MBM Motorsports and briefly seemed destined for obscurity, is now banking on a 22-year-old with a solid track record and a whole lot of determination.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In a sweet video shared on Instagram, the family could be seen hunkering down on a sectional couch, shushing each other and staring intently at their television screen as Kerry Washington and Andrew Garfield announced the nominees.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The players did a lap of honour, with Bellingham celebrating with his team’s supporters and shushing the Barca fans.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
21 Apr. 2024
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Demographers have found little, if any, evidence that EWIs harm or suppress the employment or wages of local people.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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To keep shooting, Pasha must suppress his rage and only dares to carry out small protests — such as playing the U.S. national anthem sung by Lady Gaga — but those are enough to earn him suspicion.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinians picked their way through a devastated landscape of rubble and twisted metal that had been bombed into oblivion in the war's most intense fighting.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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There's a clarion call across many industries today: Enterprises must transform or risk fading into oblivion.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That hushed any skeptic who assumed his power was declining, as his home run total had decreased from 36 to 29 to 24 in previous seasons.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Giddy with excitement over the end of season win, Biles posted a video of her and her friend after the game attempting to celebrate quietly while hushing and grinning ear to ear.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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ByteDance has tried to quell concerns about TikTok by noting 100% of U.S. traffic was routed to Oracle and U.S. Digital Service infrastructure in the United States as of 2022.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hopes of cease-fire and hostage exchange deal first confirmed by the U.S. and Qatar on Wednesday appeared to be quelled by the time Americans were waking up on Thursday morning.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Multiple sources told Mediate on the condition of anonymity there are concerns that the influencer could be using Jr. for clout, which Anderson’s reps deny.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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But in Kingham, a small town with fewer than 1,000 people, Bake Off found a hidden gem that has retained its seclusion and anonymity.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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