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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inactively
Adverb
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The Nationals picked the 25-year-old up off the scrap heap after spring training and now Mead is quietly in the middle of a breakout year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026 -
Just days earlier, another event quietly illustrated the same shift from trade toward deeper integration.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Some workers just quiet-quit, doing the minimum to hold on to their jobs.—
Christopher Dinsmore,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Dec. 2022
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On another end were the quiet-seeking bedrooms and bathrooms, one with a step-down Roman shower.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
7 Nov. 2022
Adverb
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The New York Post said the call came in as the assault was still underway.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Though not as high in elevation as the observatory, Laramie was still more than 7,000 feet higher than my body was used to.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Viewers were able to see the security camera footage of the boxer staring deep into the lens' soul and sitting motionlessly in front of it for the duration of the 14-second clip.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Inactively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactively. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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