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Recent Examples of silently
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
This version can sprint up to 27 knots (31 mph or 50 km/h) and operate silently at around 12 knots (14 mph or 22 km/h) using electric drive.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
This week, the moon will be visible gliding silently through the daytime sky from today (April 22), up until the next full moon phase on May 1.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
And inside the actual pillow, there are only those air sacs, which inflate and deflate to slightly change pressure points throughout the night – silently and without disturbing your slumber, or anyone else's.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Some worked alone; some with their families, silently scavenging alongside their mother or father for metal, plastic, electronics, paper and textiles to stuff into heavy sacks.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
What would get silently killed or edited while the threat of antitrust loomed over the deal?
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
So, Walters listened silently as speakers often addressed him directly.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
This version can sprint up to 27 knots (31 mph or 50 km/h) and operate silently at around 12 knots (14 mph or 22 km/h) using electric drive.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
This week, the moon will be visible gliding silently through the daytime sky from today (April 22), up until the next full moon phase on May 1.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
And inside the actual pillow, there are only those air sacs, which inflate and deflate to slightly change pressure points throughout the night – silently and without disturbing your slumber, or anyone else's.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Some worked alone; some with their families, silently scavenging alongside their mother or father for metal, plastic, electronics, paper and textiles to stuff into heavy sacks.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
What would get silently killed or edited while the threat of antitrust loomed over the deal?
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
So, Walters listened silently as speakers often addressed him directly.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silently
Adverb
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But my next words slipped soundlessly to the ground before the yellow vinyl material, like the final sprays of a park fountain at closing time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Drifters Ferris wheel sent riders floating in hot air balloons that soared soundlessly toward the glass dome above the park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The 30-year-old didn’t face that battle head on to attend the country music festival quietly either.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Catching up on spring cleaning just got easier with this quietly clever shelf.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Silently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silently. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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