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as in acquiescence
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as in inertia
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Recent Examples of passivity
Curiously, Eze’s strike was the 22nd time Villa have conceded from an opponent’s first shot on target this season, which further suggests a passivity to how Villa start some games.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Even so, their passivity was seriously disturbing to the Blackhawks fans in the arena.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Love and partnership thrive on proactivity, not passivity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
The devices, in imposing passivity on their users, implicate them in the destruction and absolve them at the same time.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Even so, their passivity was seriously disturbing to the Blackhawks fans in the arena.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Love and partnership thrive on proactivity, not passivity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
The devices, in imposing passivity on their users, implicate them in the destruction and absolve them at the same time.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passivity
Noun
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Too many have chosen the politics of non-engagement, which is at best a hair’s breadth away from acquiescence or complicity.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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This long history of the expansion of executive power, often with the acquiescence of the courts, to violate and restrict civil liberties in the name of national security has ultimately brought us to our current situation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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One example of imprudent inertia is sitting on excessive cash instead of investing it.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Padres had been hitting better over the past few weeks but have slunk back into offensive inertia.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Earlier this year, the Walmart Birkin made major rounds online, its supporters proclaiming apathy to whether a bag is real, its critics claiming apathy to the knockoff itself.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
15 Apr. 2025
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The comedy follows an aspiring gay playwright who — suffering from a summer of writer’s block and apathy in his Encino apartment — embarks on a flamboyant cruise in his imagination, only to discover that his real life is falling apart around him.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Does being a girl’s girl mean forfeiting your shot at love in deference to a friend’s indecision?—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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When Sexton took to the Tennessee House floor in April 2014, his colleagues showed him deference because of his banking experience, said former Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, a rural West Tennessee Democrat and the minority leader at the time, who sponsored the original payday lending legislation in 1997.—
Adam Friedman,
ProPublica,
26 June 2025
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And great live music was provided by Grammy nominees Midland, whose musicianship was only exceeded by their humility and charm.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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He’s already shown leadership, humility and patience through injuries and adversity.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Raúl Jiménez brought the crowd out of its stupor less than two minutes into the second half, chasing a through ball from Santiago Giménez into the penalty area, then finishing with his right foot from the edge of the six-yard box to double the lead.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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The soup throwers and activists blindfolding statues hope to wake us from our climate stupor.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Updates to the prior authorization process will require health plans to standardize electronic submissions.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The submission period continues through 8:59 p.m. PST (10:59 p.m. CST) July 14, 2025.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Individuals experiencing more severe infections may experience high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes, and blood in urine.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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At its best, though, White Zombie turns its lethargy into something akin to a surreal dream whose nightmarish qualities are slow but undeniable and inescapable.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Passivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passivity. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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