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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 airline announced several new Fort Lauderdale flights to accommodate the long-term drop in seat capacity left by Spirit’s cessation of service.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
Noun
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My field has spent a decade pointing to Schedule I, scarce funding, and regulatory inertia as the reasons our progress has been so slow, and those complaints are now being taken seriously at the highest levels of government.—
Peter S. Hendricks,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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The result is a budget that reflects institutional inertia more than the needs of Angelenos.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Toluca took advantage of playing a man up, as Paulinho scored his pair of stoppage-time goals.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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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The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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That means the knock-down, drag-out government shutdown battles that have become a Washington ritual are, in effect, a fight over a little more than a quarter of the federal ledger.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Paramount agreed to pay the termination fee as part of its agreement to buy the entirety of WBD, but the cost lives on WBD's books until the close of that deal.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The termination notice comes nearly a year after Affinity Gaming ended 24/7 operations at Buffalo Bill’s Resort on July 6.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Chapman ended up getting turned around and tagged out, but his pause allowed Devers to score.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Bass, after a brief pause, also said yes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Virtually all of its leases include annual rent escalators of 3% to 5%, and its annual lease expirations are spread pretty evenly, at about 11% to 15% annually.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The centers are also smarting from the expiration of $23 million in general fund dollars that were approved in 2022, according to Janelle Melohn with the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Immobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobility. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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