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
But state responsibility cannot become an excuse for city inaction while workers continue to suffer.
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Christopher Marte, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
School Board member Jeff Holness said inaction is not an option in dealing with the accumulating problem of under-enrollment.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
And the consequences of inaction are not abstract.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
The utopia was temporary, its beauty and its small victories whittled away by the scythe of inaction.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Marte, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
School Board member Jeff Holness said inaction is not an option in dealing with the accumulating problem of under-enrollment.
—Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
And the consequences of inaction are not abstract.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
The utopia was temporary, its beauty and its small victories whittled away by the scythe of inaction.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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The Cuban model isn’t working, and its allies—China, Russia, and the pragmatic wing of Latin American progressivism—seem to have grown tired of the government’s inertia.—
Carlos Manuel Alvarez,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
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In space, only inertia causes objects to move.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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