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“quiescent”
quiescent (adjective), more quiescent; most quiescent
1. Characterized by inactivity or repose; peacefulness and at rest: "The family was quiescent as they watched the interesting film on TV."
2. In medicine, pertaining to causing no trouble or symptoms: "The doctor told Jill that her quiescent gallstones should not be a problem; at least, not for awhile."
2. In medicine, pertaining to causing no trouble or symptoms: "The doctor told Jill that her quiescent gallstones should not be a problem; at least, not for awhile."
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-esce, -escent, -escence
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quies-, -quiet-, -quit-
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“quiescent”
Protest transforms long quiescent Syrian city
transforms:
quiescent:
dissent:
defiance:
knitted into the city's fabric:
ferocious:
repression:
resilient opposition:
foreseeable future:
quiescent:
dissent:
defiance:
knitted into the city's fabric:
ferocious:
repression:
resilient opposition:
foreseeable future:
"Dissent and defiance in Homa, its residents say, have become knitted into the city's fabric, signaling to the government that however ferocious the repression, it will face a resilient opposition for the foreseeable future."
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