Examples of quiescence in a Sentence
the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter
was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing
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Although Schneider's exact date predictions may or may not come to pass, the pattern of the super-active phase followed by quiescence and dimming suggests that the nova is just around the corner.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Surviving Extreme Conditions No other insect is known to switch between quiescence and obligate diapause.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
If they were all plunged into quiescence without warning one autumn day, due to a sudden drop in temperature, they’d be caught in various stages of development.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
But a depopulated landscape might actually be characterized by quiescence.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Surviving Extreme Conditions No other insect is known to switch between quiescence and obligate diapause.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
If they were all plunged into quiescence without warning one autumn day, due to a sudden drop in temperature, they’d be caught in various stages of development.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
But a depopulated landscape might actually be characterized by quiescence.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Quiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiescence. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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quiescence
noun
qui·es·cence
kwī-ˈes-ᵊn(t)s 
kwē-
kwē-
: the quality or state of being quiescent
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