exanimate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exanimate
Adjective
  • Their bodies were found lifeless on 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, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Gala is lifeless, and not in the fun death-y way the Addams family loves.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The American flag is not a mere inanimate banner.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Thin bony fingers as inanimate as dry cigarette papers.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 16 July 2025
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“Exanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exanimate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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