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Recent Examples of dormancy No amount of fertilizer will bring the lawn out of dormancy; the growing conditions must change. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025 For phytoplankton, the organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean during dormancy, and they are eventually covered by sediment over time and preserved by the lack of oxygen. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025 After 17 years of dormancy, a new group of investors purchased the Commonwealth brand and building in 2019, slightly tweaking the name to Old Commonwealth. Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 In Napa Valley, grapevines are typically pruned during the winter months, from December to February, before emerging from dormancy. Jill Barth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dormancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormancy
Noun
  • Trade Truce Helped The Market Rally On Monday, the White House announced a 90-day suspension on new tariffs targeting Chinese imports.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • County Judge Mardi Levey Cohen has accepted a 10-day suspension and will be publicly reprimanded.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The business seems to be in a weird state of inertia and denial.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Using these, scientists were able to model the moment of inertia and Vesta's interior structure.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Her dialogue-light hospital mission is a marvel of suspense generated through point of view; walking down hospital corridors dressed as a nurse isn’t inherently exciting.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
  • Was that decision intentional to play into the suspense of whether Joe is actually going to get caught?
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Although Schneider's exact date predictions may or may not come to pass, the pattern of the super-active phase followed by quiescence and dimming suggests that the nova is just around the corner.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Surviving Extreme Conditions No other insect is known to switch between quiescence and obligate diapause.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Reagan airport tragedy last winter showed us the cost of inaction.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., laid out the stakes of inaction at the beginning of the hearing.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 May 2025

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“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormancy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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