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the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret
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Recent Examples of quietus
Unfortunately, everything leads to two absurdly contrived twists, and a coda that plays like it was tacked on after preview audiences objected to the apparent quietus of a major character.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus, how did the cry begin?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus, how did the cry begin?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietus
Noun
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Another documentary about Combs produced by 50 Cent is in the works for Netflix, without a confirmed release date.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The 31-year-old will provide reliability as a blocker, while serving as an occasional release valve over the middle.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Here's what to know about the death of Skype, including more information on why Microsoft decided to pull the plug.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Stephanie is also suspicious and later learns that Aunt Linda is wanted by the FBI in connection with several mysterious deaths.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2025
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Effects from the other types include painful, red eyes with yellow discharge, a sore throat, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, a dry cough, difficulty breathing, sharp chest pain and weight loss.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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But in a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail, and the two flee to Mexico.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Perhaps his fate will be dictated by who United are able to bring in.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The 1982 film Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras, brought global attention to the case and implied U.S. involvement in Horman’s demise.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The current season of Sister Wives is showing how the Brown family continues to navigate life after the demise of their once-happy polygamous brood.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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Music seizes the reins and detonates the studied historicity viewers expect from stories about 20th-century music, pausing to highlight points the reader normally catches in articles about a movie rather than scenes in it: Yes, the blues begat both DOOM and doom.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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After failing to find suitable facilities in the south of France, preparations were being made on Monday for a 50-strong delegation from the club to establish a training camp in the Italian capital when news broke of the passing of Pope Francis.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday night, Love announced the passing of his father.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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