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Recent Examples of immobility
Move Regularly During Long Flights Prolonged immobility in-flight interferes with normal venous blood flow in your legs.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
Those years mean far less if they’re marked by pain, immobility, and lost independence.
—Bryan T. Kelly, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Joint pain or lingering immobility is not.
—Dana Santas Feb 28, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
Hinds, meanwhile, masterfully shows an affable partner’s emotional immobility.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Sheryl Seitz was taken to the hospital at that time by ambulance (due to her immobility), but the case document described no injuries nor treatment.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
It’s linked to immobility and social isolation later in life, both of which can speed up aging processes, including cognitive decline.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
During periods of physical immobility and emotional isolation, Patricio explains turning to conversations, reading, and public talks as informal sources of motivation.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Scientists have recorded the whales inducing what’s known as a state of tonic immobility, essentially paralyzing the shark.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
Those years mean far less if they’re marked by pain, immobility, and lost independence.
—Bryan T. Kelly, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Joint pain or lingering immobility is not.
—Dana Santas Feb 28, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
Hinds, meanwhile, masterfully shows an affable partner’s emotional immobility.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Sheryl Seitz was taken to the hospital at that time by ambulance (due to her immobility), but the case document described no injuries nor treatment.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
It’s linked to immobility and social isolation later in life, both of which can speed up aging processes, including cognitive decline.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
During periods of physical immobility and emotional isolation, Patricio explains turning to conversations, reading, and public talks as informal sources of motivation.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Scientists have recorded the whales inducing what’s known as a state of tonic immobility, essentially paralyzing the shark.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobility
Noun
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The latest collection, Vibrations of Spring, celebrates the end of winter, the cessation of snow and silence, the way light changes as summer approaches.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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After negotiations that lasted nearly nine hours, Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a cessation of Hezbollah fire and the removal of Hezbollah operatives from southern Lebanon.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The relative inertia in the January transfer market was very nearly a cataclysmic mistake, as was the installation of Igor Tudor.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Nuclear plants prefer the steady-demand networks currently in use that have loads of inertia as opposed to the future ones that must accommodate intermittent renewable energy sources.—
David Szondy
May 24,
New Atlas,
24 May 2026
Noun
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At the end of each half, however, there will be added time to make up for stoppages in play — such as when a player is injured, or there is a lengthy replay review — when the clock keeps running.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The report found that Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) staff attorneys, who are not part of the work stoppage, work the lowest number of cases of any statewide public defender system with comparable data, which includes Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers agreed to separate funding for ICE and Border Patrol as Republicans and Democrats struggled to reach a compromise on reforms even as a record-long DHS shutdown dragged on.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Following the shutdown of Mint, a wave of competitors has emerged, each offering a different approach to budgeting, saving and managing money.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Fox and Cavanaugh both became better known this year when the American Historical Association published hours of deposition video related to a lawsuit over the mass termination of grants at the National Endowment of the Humanities.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Her lawsuit doesn’t explicitly state what that recommendation was — but in a deposition recording for another lawsuit published last month on a Caldwell Facebook page, Ingram admitted that Boggie recommended his termination.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s top competitors, has proposed mechanisms for coordinating pauses on advanced AI development if systems become too powerful.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Located in the city's dynamic tech district, Whitefield, The Den Bengaluru seamlessly bridges heritage and innovation, offering an environment where guests can move seamlessly between focused work, casual connection, and moments of pause.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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While tax revenue and federal aid are slowing — due to the expiration of federal pandemic relief funding — costs like personnel, health insurance, and police overtime are rising, the report said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The president did this 10 days before the expiration of our most important and also very controversial collection authority.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Immobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobility. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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