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Recent Examples of recessive The most common way is through autosomal recessive inheritance. Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Apr. 2025 For example, Bella Hadid was photographed yesterday afternoon strolling through New York in a button-down stretch dress, Coach’s Empire Carryall Bag 34, and knee-high boots featuring a recessive heel not unlike those popularised in Versailles. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025 In other projects, like the harrowing true-crime drama Unbelievable (a high-water mark for Netflix) or even amid the high jinks of Booksmart, Dever has shown herself to be a gifted and recessive actress, able to draw an audience in with a sort of quiet focus. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025 One of the animals is black, or melanistic — an uncommon trait caused by recessive genes, which is estimated to be present in about 1 in 10 leopards, according to Britannica. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recessive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recessive
Adjective
  • Often, people that indulge in this type of culture are considered anti-social or withdrawn, a stereotype that has been passed around for years.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • People become irritable, withdrawn, or hyper-independent.
    Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, Wicked arrived on Peacock on March 21, just shy of four months after the film opened in theaters.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Measuring over 4 feet tall and just shy of two feet wide, this charming furniture find offers loads of storage in both top and bottom compartments.
    Alexandra Kay, People.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The update comes one week after the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced a group of hikers reported seeing a lone individual who appeared unprepared for the wilderness near Colchuck Lake.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
  • The lone returnee who played regularly for last season’s NCAA Tournament team is junior guard Aidan Burke.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is all a reference to Weak Hero Class 2, in which Park stars as Si-eun, an introverted high school student who takes on the school bullies.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025
  • The official synopsis for The Amateur, as per Disney, reads: Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025

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“Recessive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recessive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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