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as in death
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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Upcoming releases from the buzzy company also include Matías Piñeiro’s You Burn Me, Hong Sangsoo’s By the Stream, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, and the films of João César Monteiro.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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This figure is the same as his release clause, but the deal is structured differently.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The teens, Damm said, then stomped the animal to death.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Robinson has also been linked to two other women's deaths in Fairfax County and one in Washington, D.C. but is not on trial for their deaths.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some borrowers may also qualify for teacher loan forgiveness, borrower defense programs or total and permanent disability discharge.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Officers were unable to make contact with the suspect, a 33-year-old with prior felony convictions for grand theft, criminal threats, and negligent discharge of a firearm, and decided to evacuate the surrounding area out of an abundance of caution.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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After the blazes, Black laments the fate of the less mobile invertebrates.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Staten Island Zoo refrained from blaming the mayor for the 10-month-old rodent’s demise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, The Hammered Lamb, a popular Ivanhoe pub, closed down, blaming the Orange Avenue sewer-line project for its demise.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Getty Images Apple defied the doom and gloom that had been building for weeks.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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She is released, but the note of impending doom is sounded.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bindi Irwin's Daughter Grace Mistakes Her Brother Robert for Their Dad Steve, Calls Him 'Grandpa Crocodile' Following the conservationist’s tragic passing, however, Terri became the strongest person in Bindi’s life.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Chris Kreider drew a hook driving to the net, and brilliant passing set up a goal.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near quietus
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“Quietus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietus. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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