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inactively

adverb

Definition of inactivelynext
as in quietly

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  1. quietly
  2. quiet
  3. still
  4. motionlessly
Adverb
  • But Doubs quietly put together an impressive second half of training camp and was especially good in the red zone.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • By August, Democratic candidates in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania were running ads against data centers directly, and Republicans have begun quietly distancing themselves from the same policies many once championed.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of quietly
Adverb
  • Some workers just quiet-quit, doing the minimum to hold on to their jobs.
    — Christopher Dinsmore, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2022
  • On another end were the quiet-seeking bedrooms and bathrooms, one with a step-down Roman shower.
    — oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
Definition of quiet
Adverb
  • Hassan Saboula, director of Jawf's civil defense agency, said a child was among the 23 killed Monday and that rescue teams were still searching for seven missing from the attack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Coal, which still supplies about 53% of China's energy mix by Wang's estimate, acted as a crucial shock absorber, allowing the economy to substitute away from oil when prices spiked.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of still
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of motionlessly
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“Inactively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactively. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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