1
as in acquiescence
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as in inertia
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Recent Examples of passivity
The Gophers turned the ball over on the first possession, and their passivity and indecisiveness were most glaring with three shot-clock violations in the first half.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s little Victorian stuffiness to this Watson, and much of the character’s bumbling passivity from previous adaptations has been shorn off to make room for modern, urgent frustration.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The performance suggests a peacefully harrowing tangle, an inner hurricane of outward passivity, qualities that determine much of the movie’s architecture.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
His discoveries challenge monolithic narratives of Black passivity and illuminate the complex, often unspoken ways families endured and resisted oppression.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s little Victorian stuffiness to this Watson, and much of the character’s bumbling passivity from previous adaptations has been shorn off to make room for modern, urgent frustration.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The performance suggests a peacefully harrowing tangle, an inner hurricane of outward passivity, qualities that determine much of the movie’s architecture.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
His discoveries challenge monolithic narratives of Black passivity and illuminate the complex, often unspoken ways families endured and resisted oppression.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passivity
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Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Without U.S. support or Russia’s acquiescence, analysts say Europe could find its peacekeeping proposals falling flat very quickly.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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For the past year, the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research—a theatrical collective with downtown cool—has been immersed in an evolving production of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s timeless study of regret, inertia and longing.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Such a radical reengineering of U.S. strategy would face resistance from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress, and from the bureaucratic and international inertia that generations of American engagement have fostered.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Apathy and Feeling Disconnected Associated with depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders is a feeling of apathy and a lack of connection to others and surroundings.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy’s response to the measles outbreak, like those of others in his movement, hints that this unusual degree of apathy is likely to continue.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The biggest spotlight has been on Mr. Trump’s very public effort to broker a quick peace in Ukraine, which has entailed previously unthinkable U.S. deference to Moscow’s wishes.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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The odds of that petition succeeding would be very low as courts are obligated under the law to accord high deference to arbitration decisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until sunset as a sign of humility, submission to God and sympathy for the poor and hungry.—
Imad Isseid and Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Through humility and perseverance, the company hit its stride and laid the foundations for what was to come.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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And that was done mostly wordlessly in a drugged stupor, so that was always going to be a challenge, not to just be the boring guy falling asleep.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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This routine also lulls even the multisig participants into a stupor, or a mindless clicking of buttons.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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But some advocates worry moves at the agency have already discouraged submissions, such as the error message that temporarily appeared on its homepage in recent weeks.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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At one point, Rollins even tried to finish Punk off with John Cena’s signature move, the STFU; however, Punk fought through the submission, refusing to give in.—
Russ Weakland,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Signs of hypothermia include weakness, muscle stiffness, lethargy, confusion, and loss of consciousness.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Passivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passivity. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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