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Adjective
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Sometimes, pinning a word to an experience—umami, for example—can reveal a latent appreciation for something that was there all along.—
Cathy Erway,
Saveur,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Investigators found a latent cached screenshot on his iPhone. Triplett was sentenced in December 2021 for killing 14-year-old Arion Lilly, who was shot in the back after leaving a barber shop, lawyers said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Data centers that remain inactive for more than 15 consecutive months have to be decommissioned, according to the ordinance.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The case is listed as inactive and pending after the state asked to keep the case open.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Aug. 2025
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The traditional view is that collagen-rich connective tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and cartilage are effectively inert, with very limited ability to grow or repair themselves after injury.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
11 Aug. 2025
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The drought put brush and other vegetation in the area into dormant, winter-like states, fire behavior analyst Kevin Thompson said during the Monday night meeting.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The days of neglecting idle IP address blocks without repercussions are over.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Too often, subcontractors are forced to sit idle while bureaucratic delays stall projects.—
Rusty Plowman,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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This means the likes of Dan Neil, Anthony Patterson, and Patrick Roberts have turned from mainstays to unused subs on Saturday, but there remains a place for the old guard to underpin the ambition.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Acura has recently begun reviving old, unused nameplates, starting with the Integra.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Last week, the university eliminated more than 400 positions, half of which were already vacant.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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One of the buildings next door was evacuated, while the other was vacant.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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Also inoperative the morning of the crash were the runway alignment indicator lights, which had not worked for more than three years.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Several election ballot scanners are currently inoperative at multiple polling locations in Cambria County in Pennsylvania.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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