moment of silence
noun phrase
: a short period of silent thought or prayer
The crowd observed a moment of silence for those who died in the tragedy.
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Dickens addressed the issue after Bernice A. King held a moment of silence for Taylor.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
In the 1993 flick co-written and directed by Nora Ephron (holds moment of silence in the rom-icon’s honor), young Jonah (Ross Malinger) phones a radio host on Christmas Eve, explaining that his widowed dad Sam (Tom Hanks) needs a new wife.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Ceremony attendees observed a moment of silence at 7:54 a.m., the time the attack began more than eight decades ago.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
State and local officials will hold a moment of silence for the former president there.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
In the 1993 flick co-written and directed by Nora Ephron (holds moment of silence in the rom-icon’s honor), young Jonah (Ross Malinger) phones a radio host on Christmas Eve, explaining that his widowed dad Sam (Tom Hanks) needs a new wife.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Ceremony attendees observed a moment of silence at 7:54 a.m., the time the attack began more than eight decades ago.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
State and local officials will hold a moment of silence for the former president there.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Moment of silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moment%20of%20silence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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