abeyant

Definition of abeyantnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abeyant
Adjective
  • An outbreak in January among high school students in San Francisco points to the persistence of the disease, which has both active and latent stages, according to previous reporting by The Mercury News.
    Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • D’Angelo’s 1995 interpretation spotlighted what had always been latent — the song’s vibrant eroticism.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The organization is inactive or irrelevant for lengthy periods when the market is in balance or, less often, when the group has no spare capacity to raise production.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Szabo also has a real estate broker license in South Carolina, though it is listed as inactive.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, people can become extremely apathetic, not motivated to do anything, and seemingly inert.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Sadly, Luna’s inert fourth feature behind the camera, Ashes (Ceniza en la Boca), is unlikely to course-correct that faltering trajectory.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • On the eighth, an older dormant function remained active and began generating unintended trades when markets opened.
    Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Granted, Becerra has had a hard week, with a gaffe with a reporter that went viral and a plea deal by a former aide in that case of money misappropriated from his dormant campaign account.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • After months of mounting hype and idle space, the 2026 NFL schedule has finally been unveiled in full.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • These days, the 007 sits idle while schools of fish nibble at the algae that grows on its barriers.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Rodents can also nest in unused cars, RVs, campers and boats, which can be sources of exposure when reopened.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • During the broadband explosion in the late 1990s, the broadband services division of Enron aimed to sell unused capacity on its network of fiber optic cables prior to the company’s spectacular failure.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • But during a time when Detroit officials had verifiable data on formerly vacant homes and buildings being redeveloped into housing, they were frustrated that Census population estimates did not align with local data.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Whatever the case may be, don’t let your shoes spend too long vacant on the porch.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The antiskid system was inoperative, and all four main tires on the landing gear blew.
    Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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