as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
Yet, the slightly higher target of 2°C warming remains achievable, albeit increasingly difficult with every passing year of inaction.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
But Jose says the sudden overall enthusiasm for food additive regulation reflects consumer frustration with federal inaction and an abrupt political embrace of the issue by conservative lawmakers historically resistant to regulation.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 30 July 2025
American Eagle’s inaction suggests either unpreparedness or a calculated gamble that the storm will pass.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
All government actions and policies of inaction must be constitutionally compliant.
—Mel Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
But Jose says the sudden overall enthusiasm for food additive regulation reflects consumer frustration with federal inaction and an abrupt political embrace of the issue by conservative lawmakers historically resistant to regulation.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 30 July 2025
American Eagle’s inaction suggests either unpreparedness or a calculated gamble that the storm will pass.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
All government actions and policies of inaction must be constitutionally compliant.
—Mel Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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Changes to the workflow, organizational structure and practices are almost always resisted at first, and focusing on the competitive advantage alone may not be sufficient to overcome the adoption resistance inertia.—
Vibhu Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Turbulent, yet stuck in a state of inertia, fighting off possible sanctions and regression on the pitch.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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