Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exanimate
Adjective
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Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Hiller was in just his second full season in charge of the Kings, who looked lifeless Thursday in an 8-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers — the team that also sent Los Angeles home early from the past four Stanley Cup playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The fabric maven muses about how inanimate things receive memories.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even Lander Lil, an inanimate bronze statue of a prairie dog located in Wyoming tasked by locals with a similar weather-prediction role, has a higher prediction rate than Phil, with 75% accuracy.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Exanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exanimate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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