near silence

collocation in English

meaningsofnearandsilence

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near
adjective[before noun]
uk
/nɪər/us
/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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(Definition ofnearandsilencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From the late 1960s to the early 1970s my work went from minimal music tonearsilenceto sound sculpture.
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Faced with a barrage of divine right apologia and the regained popularity of the king, the whigs were stunned intonearsilence.
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Parkin seeks to reconstruct attitudes to, and where possible the attitudes of, older people, though a problem is thenearsilenceof older people in the sources.
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The crowd was reportedly stunned by the outcome and greeted the winner innearsilence.
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There is a period ofnearsilencebefore the glottalized onset of the vowel.
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Occurring in a rhythmic figure they are purposely deemphasized, often to the point ofnearsilence.
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The winning goals were greeted withnearsilenceas a result of the ban on away fans at the match.
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Operating innearsilenceto avoid detection, the tunnels were cold, cramped and often up to a foot deep in freezing water.
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Many campus dormitories/residence halls requirenearsilencefor most of the day during the week before finals, to aid to those studying for their finals or writing papers.
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Besides the enormous reduction in their range, their diet suffered a major change, including almost no grass, and they became adept at moving almost invisibly and innearsilence.
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