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after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep
the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
McQueen’s script doesn’t waste any time, but the director savors these moments of domestic quietude as much as Rita and George do.
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The effect is meditative and moving, an urgent quietude not always found in the Sturm und Drang that attends both our contemporary poetry and our politics.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
McQueen’s script doesn’t waste any time, but the director savors these moments of domestic quietude as much as Rita and George do.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
The effect is meditative and moving, an urgent quietude not always found in the Sturm und Drang that attends both our contemporary poetry and our politics.
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Related Stories Lifestyle Cover Reveal: Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair Tell-All
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Julia Roberts to Narrate Audiobook of Lisa Marie Presley's Posthumous Memoir
The quietude of the scene belies the tumult that occurred here just days before.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Quietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quietude. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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quietude
noun
qui·etude
ˈkwī-ə-ˌt(y)üd 
: the state of being quiet : tranquillity
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