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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. 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
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Adjective
  • But there is a weariness here, too, a resigned cynicism that carries the film into its second act, which zooms ahead some 15 years and finds Perfidia’s child, Willa (Chase Infiniti), now a teenager living in hiding with her father, Bob.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Just 14 yards on resigned run plays were, however, according to Pro Football Focus.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The number of states that have formally abstained from UNGA votes related to Israel – generally seen as passive support for the country – is declining.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Unmanned threats that require faster responses L3Harris tested the passive capabilities using WESCAM MX-Series electro-optical/infrared sensors integrated with Shield AI’s Tracker counter-UAS software to detect multiple classes of unmanned aerial systems.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Nonresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonresistant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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