passiveness

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Noun
  • Curry’s passivity to start games, and his turnovers, have been complicit in the Warriors’ sputtering offense.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Intimacies weaves Kitamura’s interest in passivity and performance into her most direct form of moral and political critique.
    Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The major sticking point in negotiations that kept the strike going for nearly a year was protections surrounding generative A.I., which the gaming companies made significant acquiescences to come their best, last and final offer.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • His goal seems to be to scare the public into acquiescence.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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“Passiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passiveness. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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