as in still
without motion
she stood quietly behind the curtains, hoping to scare her sister when she came into the room
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Recent Examples of quietly
From remote barrier islands to hidden coastlines, here are the best spots Florida shellers quietly cherish.
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Programs stall, reset, or quietly get cut.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Audience trust, data infrastructure, creative systems, and brand clarity are the latent diffusion layer — built quietly, before the render.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In 2022, Perry quietly tied the knot with director and producer Gab Taraboulsy.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
That argument has a quietly urgent edge.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Instead, fashion insiders are increasingly turning to the quietly buzzy Parisian eyewear brand Jimmy Fairly.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework.
—Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Programs stall, reset, or quietly get cut.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Audience trust, data infrastructure, creative systems, and brand clarity are the latent diffusion layer — built quietly, before the render.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In 2022, Perry quietly tied the knot with director and producer Gab Taraboulsy.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
That argument has a quietly urgent edge.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Instead, fashion insiders are increasingly turning to the quietly buzzy Parisian eyewear brand Jimmy Fairly.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework.
—Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly
Adverb
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Taty Castellanos stood still as if rooted to the turf, looking high into the away end.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The first and third items in this indictment are indisputable; the second is a complicated and qualified matter; and the last two are libels, still part of popular legend no matter how often disproved by serious biography.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Some workers just quiet-quit, doing the minimum to hold on to their jobs.—
Christopher Dinsmore,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Dec. 2022
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On another end were the quiet-seeking bedrooms and bathrooms, one with a step-down Roman shower.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
7 Nov. 2022
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“Quietly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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