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Noun
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As 11-year-old Mason, Daniels embraces the film’s aesthetic, too, one that holds silences and honors stillness.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Practice slowing down speech cadence and embracing silence as a tool for clarity and emphasis.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The extraordinary gathering offered an unusual moment of comity for the nation in a factionalized, hyper-partisan era.—
Bill Barrow,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2025
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The rare gathering of commanders in chief offers an unusual moment of comity for the nation in a factionalized, hyper-partisan era.—
Bill Barrow,
The Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2025
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The larger point being made, very much in harmony with Matthew Walker’s theory of human nightly emotional processing, is that our dreams are what Jandial calls thought experiments.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There has been a lull in significant business since then, but moves in both directions are anticipated before the window closes at 11pm on February 3.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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After the outburst, the black hole appeared to return to a quiet state, with a lull in activity for nearly a year.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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There’s no need to censure the desire to forge kinship, to lick one’s wounds, to seek respite or joy.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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To boot, when factoring in the movie’s hefty running time, trailers and a 15-minute intermission, that meant a lengthy and welcome respite from the unfolding tragedy.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Soothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothingness. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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