abeyant

Definition of abeyantnext

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Adjective
  • During the investigation, latent fingerprints were recovered from glass doors at the scene and later matched to Cavender, according to the investigator.
    Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • If genuine, this commitment provides Prince Mohammed the time and protection to develop Saudi nuclear weapons or a latent nuclear capability.
    Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • NewJeans, one of the most exciting and innovative recent K-pop groups, has been largely inactive since 2024 due to a baroque legal dispute with the HYBE subsidiary ADOR.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard would be the top options to start if Brown and/or White are inactive.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Even if the new music is largely inert, BTS are still able to make these scenes come alive with a special improvisational energy.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This can rejuvenate an attack which had been inert in his absence and adds a layer of unpredictability for opponents.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • After a recent arrest in the long-dormant case, some agents say the barrage of threats persist — and not enough is done to protect them.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Following 26 dormant innings to start the season, the Giants had an opportunity to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth against All-Star closer David Bednar.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The game against a 76ers team that was idle Sunday will decide the potentially critical tiebreaker in the three-game head-to-head series.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This, however, left their CO2-binding potential completely unused.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Fields and the future Karahan teamed up with Hunt Realty as well as investors Chief Partners and Crosstie Capital in 2018 to acquire what was the largest remaining vacant property in Frisco — a tract that belonged to the estate of Dallas businessman Bert Fields.
    Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The artistic director position has been effectively vacant for several months.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The antiskid system was inoperative, and all four main tires on the landing gear blew.
    Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Every home has that one drawer where unknown or inoperative chargers end up, becoming a tangled mess.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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