complete silence

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandsilence

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandsilencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a fluid mix of groupings of speakers, and multiple floors are evident throughout, but there rarely iscompletesilence.
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On all these points there iscompletesilence.
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We are moving into a region where there is almostcompletesilence.
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He will have noticed that all other speeches have been listened to incompletesilence.
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There are charges about a strange silence, acompletesilence, on my part on this subject.
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I asked why words were there, and the answer wascompletesilence.
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Our charge in this case is that there was neither an open statement norcompletesilence.
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A thing may often pass without objection becausecompletesilenceis observed with regard to it.
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But we have reservations nevertheless of a very vital character which cannot be removed either by any haughty contempt orcompletesilence.
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Itscompletesilenceon warranties is clearly a matter of concern.
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It would seem that large sums have been spent on studies and on various plans, but for the rest, there has beencompletesilence!
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There is a mention of it in the foreign affairs part of the speech, but otherwise there is not a word—completesilence.
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These two matters are passed over incompletesilence.
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But in the one case there were headlines all over the place, and in the other,completesilence.
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There was acompletesilenceabout any such possibility.
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There is another matter which has been passed over incompletesilence.
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There has been acompletesilenceabout it.
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This went on for about 50 minutes and then there was acompletesilence.
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I must confess that it was a part of almostcompletesilence.
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He expects to be listened to incompletesilenceand then tries to prevent argument from being put forward to answer it.
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