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Adjective
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Both active and latent tuberculosis can be successfully treated.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Elsewhere in the interview, Maggie Gyllenhaal described her fascination with envy and having felt some latent feelings of jealousy toward her brother’s early movie stardom.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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By late 2017, the geyser was deemed basically inactive.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On the plane back to the US, Gita felt inert.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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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,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Crepe myrtles bloom on new growth, and the best time to prune is while the tree is dormant, so new growth isn't killed by a late cold snap.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Allow dormant, brown lawns time to recover in the warmer weather before fertilizing in April.—
Wayne Hobbs,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Reuters reported Monday that traffic into and out of the Gulf was at an almost complete standstill and that hundreds of tankers were sitting idle near Hormuz.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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But the Heat did extend its lead over the idle eighth-place Philadelphia 76ers (34-29) to one game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Blue Island City Administrator Thomas Wogan said the land had been unused for decades due to environmental conditions that limited land use.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some Goodwills cannot accept these donations at all, whether used or unused.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Firefighters rushed to downtown Los Angeles to extinguish flames that engulfed a vacant business Thursday afternoon.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Two decades later, the land around the stadium remains mostly vacant.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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