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quietude

[kwahy-i-tood, -tyood] / ˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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Without the devices, there’s a sublime and supreme sense of quietude.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

From serene nature retreats to silent walking, the quest for quietude has become one of modern travel’s latest trends.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

He began the project during the quietude of the coronavirus pandemic, sitting alone at an upright Yamaha piano in the music room of his Pasadena, Calif., home.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

The play’s strength is in its playful riffs on language, as Oliver and Bernadette adapt to the new regime of state-enforced quietude.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

She wanted peace, an absolute quietude; she wanted an interlude of darkness, warm water, the pipe tobacco smell, security.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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