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Recent Examples of inaction Last week, a day after The Times sent Reddit a detailed inquiry about its inaction, the company abruptly shut down the group. Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Across the country, universities are endorsing by their inaction a growing number of issues that are alienating greater numbers of their students. Wynn Smiley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025 The piece was impossible to grasp in its totality, much as the forces contributing to the deterioration of the environment are difficult for us as humans to apprehend, which pushes us toward inaction or neglect. Naima Morelli, Artforum, 1 May 2025 The cost of inaction far outweighs the cost of implementation. Richard Danforth, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
Noun
  • The business seems to be in a weird state of inertia and denial.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Using these, scientists were able to model the moment of inertia and Vesta's interior structure.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 May 2025

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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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