furtiveness

noun

Definition of furtivenessnext
as in reticence

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  1. reticence
  2. subterfuge
  3. silence
  4. stealth
Noun
  • The Golden State Warriors may feel that same reticence with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in their mid-30s.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Part of that reticence might have stemmed from the prohibition on dunking in the college game when Erving played.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of reticence
Noun
  • In an era rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps our imagining?
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The story that follows includes intense political subterfuge, villainous monologues, and heart-wrenching character deaths.
    Courtney Mifsud Intreglia, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of subterfuge
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  • Then, his remains were taken to the state capital in Atlanta, where he was honored in a moment of silence at the Capitol before a service at the Carter Center.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • An eerie soundscape coats one’s ears throughout, rarely allowing for an instant of complete silence.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of silence
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  • Using stealth, a weasel scattered shoes around a kindergarten classroom in Japan and took 15 of them before police were called to investigate.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Or guests could go with The Bronze Monster 43mm, whose look is inspired by the Prohibition era and the stealth of rumrunners on Michigan waterways.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of stealth
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