as in lazy
not doing or involving a lot of physical activity
They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.
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Recent Examples of sedentary
From open offices to home workstations, employees across industries invested in sit-stand setups with the hope of counteracting sedentary lifestyles.
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Staying active involves exercise, as well as avoiding a sedentary lifestyle.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2025
Having overcome personal struggles, such as unhealthy habits that often develop post-college or from sedentary work environments, Ryan understands the challenges many people face but are often hesitant to discuss.
—William Jones, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Staying active involves exercise, as well as avoiding a sedentary lifestyle.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2025
Having overcome personal struggles, such as unhealthy habits that often develop post-college or from sedentary work environments, Ryan understands the challenges many people face but are often hesitant to discuss.
—William Jones, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedentary
Adjective
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Forest walks, lazy lake days, midday swims, and evening bonfires are a part of your regular day.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Camels seem slow, hippos clumsy, phoenixes unstable, lions lazy.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An opportunity to wake a dormant gift.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Macy’s building sat dormant for over a decade.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After dropping a sleepy rubber match to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, the Tigers have lost nine of their past 13 games.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the government even started paying people to move to its sleepy medieval villages.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Merging dining and design offers more product interaction than the static and leisurely pace of traditional furniture retail.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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Zhang further explained that traditional anti-jamming techniques rely on static assumptions and often fail in rapidly changing conditions, causing serious performance losses.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Horror of this scale has the effect of deadening words, making stories of the most unimaginable violence land with a dull thud.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The water wasn’t quite as hot as the Braun, and the coffee was just a hair duller in taste.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
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Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In general, sea anemones are known to keep their tube-like bodies relatively vertical and are considered immobile, researchers said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Larry Borom, Kion Smith and Daniel Brunskill will serve as the backups on the offensive line because Kendall Lamm, who was added two weeks ago, was made one of the seven inactive players.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Frank Crum — Gabriel Sai’vion Jones being inactive is not a surprise despite his strong training camp.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Sedentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedentary. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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