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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
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The New South Wales Police Force said in a news release Thursday morning the 19-year-old man, later identified as surfer Darcy Deefholts, had been located after being swept away and going missing the day before.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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There is no date given for the release of this live-action Solo Leveling adaptation, just this casting.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
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The Livestock Indemnity Plan currently provides help to livestock producers for livestock deaths not caused by natural mortality.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Surveys show over 20% of physicians now use AI for writing progress notes or discharge summaries.—
Turgay Ayer,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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Those who sign up for military service become legally obligated to complete preset time commitments (with few exceptions for early discharge).—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The cloudy days hovering over the fate of the U.S. Airline sector appear to be clearing out, with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reporting better-than-expected 2Q 2025 financial results this week.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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For Scotty, a young puppy facing a grim fate, time was running out.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Nothing screams romance quite like lawmakers vigorously debating legislation or bills meeting their demise as deadlines loom.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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As fresh bonds are formed, past relationships are challenged and even fractured, as our international cast of survivors must become a team before certain doom.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Using a mosquito 'bucket of doom' is much cheaper than getting a pest control service to come fog or spray your yard.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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The project – the band’s first with new singer Emily Armstrong following the passing of Chester Bennington some years ago – manages to appear inside the top 10 only on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Gibbs-White is a potent force on the transition, too, forward-thinking and positive in his passing to find speedy wingers with quick, sweeping passes.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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