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as in inertia
lack of action or activity
the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week
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Recent Examples of inactivity
The World Health Organization has set a global target of reducing the levels of physical inactivity in adults and adolescents by 10 percent by 2025 and 15 percent by 2030, relative to the 2010 baseline.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But this past July, Baldwin’s own civil suit was dismissed because of inactivity.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The bar was suspended due to inactivity.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Moreover, plastic pulverization produces fine solids; keeping the enzyme in contact with all surfaces without shearing it to inactivity is an active research topic.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
All points expire after 12 months of inactivity and Notes expire 12 months after they are issued.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Its auto-pause technology is a special feature that prevents overheating by stopping airflow after three seconds of inactivity.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and even some cancers have all been linked to inactivity.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Luckily, their inactivity lasted only two-and-a-half years as each member gained a newfound appreciation for the band during its absence.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But this past July, Baldwin’s own civil suit was dismissed because of inactivity.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The bar was suspended due to inactivity.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Moreover, plastic pulverization produces fine solids; keeping the enzyme in contact with all surfaces without shearing it to inactivity is an active research topic.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
All points expire after 12 months of inactivity and Notes expire 12 months after they are issued.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Its auto-pause technology is a special feature that prevents overheating by stopping airflow after three seconds of inactivity.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and even some cancers have all been linked to inactivity.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Luckily, their inactivity lasted only two-and-a-half years as each member gained a newfound appreciation for the band during its absence.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inactivity
Noun
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Funny, though, that this movie could be viewed as the flip side of Causeway, a quiet drama that’s also about a woman at a crossroads who snaps out of her inertia thanks to meeting a kindly stranger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a separate legal matter, Parker is facing criminal charges of felony child abuse and neglect for her alleged indifference.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Because one student going hungry due to government inaction is one too many.—
Robert Moreno,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mysteriously, Singer never pursued the suit any further and a judge dismissed the case in May 2012 for inaction.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As the demand for Ghana’s goods decreased, so did the need for the industrial railway line, leading to its disuse.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The muscles in his arms started to atrophy from disuse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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All of which could lead to so much work that a man like Wyatt Harper might never have another day of idleness again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cue, Helm’s first rejection, abandonment, difficult emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Inactivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactivity. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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