as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
the nonresistant arrest of most of the demonstrators
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Recent Examples of nonresistant
Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.
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Andre Hudson,
The Conversation,
29 Oct. 2021
The complaint accuses the police officers, Jordan Belchamber and Christino Quinonez, of failing to immediately intervene upon seeing Zapata Hernandez being restrained — handcuffed, nonresistant and facedown — on the pavement.
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Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2021
Lastly, southeast Asian countries have a relatively low transmission rate, meaning resistant strains run up against less competition from more dominant nonresistant strains.
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Washington Post,
30 July 2019
Heavy use of antibiotics, while often necessary, can kill off the nonresistant infections and allow resistant ones to thrive.
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Andrew Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2019
When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving.
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K. N. Smith,
Discover Magazine,
29 Jan. 2016
Andre Hudson,
The Conversation,
29 Oct. 2021
The complaint accuses the police officers, Jordan Belchamber and Christino Quinonez, of failing to immediately intervene upon seeing Zapata Hernandez being restrained — handcuffed, nonresistant and facedown — on the pavement.
—
Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2021
Lastly, southeast Asian countries have a relatively low transmission rate, meaning resistant strains run up against less competition from more dominant nonresistant strains.
—
Washington Post,
30 July 2019
Heavy use of antibiotics, while often necessary, can kill off the nonresistant infections and allow resistant ones to thrive.
—
Andrew Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2019
When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving.
—
K. N. Smith,
Discover Magazine,
29 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonresistant
Adjective
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The general reaction from my colleagues seemed to be a resigned sense that chaos is the new norm.
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Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego.
Adjective
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Flaws are the typical employees of a German government office – quiet, obedient and spectacularly bad at their jobs.
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That is the bargain of passive investing working exactly as designed.
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Send a passive rover up a loose, sandy slope steeper than 15 degrees, and it will likely get stuck, spin its wheels, or risk a catastrophic tip-over.
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“Nonresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonresistant. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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