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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exanimate
Adjective
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Their bodies were found lifeless June 2 with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck in a campground.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
26 June 2025 -
The following morning, the family discovered the lifeless body of the fourth kitten.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Partners View all partners Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals.—
Noam Vogt-Vincent,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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Still, what separates living, breathing beings from inanimate matter remains frustratingly set in my mind.—
Elizabeth Rush,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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“Exanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exanimate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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