as in lazy
not doing or involving a lot of physical activity
They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.
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Recent Examples of sedentary
Writing is a solitary, sedentary, indoor activity while tennis is a social (certainly at those Quebec Street courts), active, outdoor pursuit.
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Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For instance, in a 12-week study involving 52 sedentary, but otherwise healthy adults, Hunter-Cooper found no additional vascular benefit to attending heated yoga sessions three times per week, compared with room temperature sessions.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
That claim comes from a few different studies, including one that found that people who play tennis live almost 10 years longer than those who are sedentary.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
While the research on what determines a person's weight is still ongoing, one likely factor in the rise of the global obesity epidemic is the transition to a modern-day sedentary lifestyle.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For instance, in a 12-week study involving 52 sedentary, but otherwise healthy adults, Hunter-Cooper found no additional vascular benefit to attending heated yoga sessions three times per week, compared with room temperature sessions.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
That claim comes from a few different studies, including one that found that people who play tennis live almost 10 years longer than those who are sedentary.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
While the research on what determines a person's weight is still ongoing, one likely factor in the rise of the global obesity epidemic is the transition to a modern-day sedentary lifestyle.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedentary
Adjective
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Having a big back refers to someone who's physically big, or who draws gentle teasing for hogging food or being lazy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The best way to relax on a long flight or during a lazy Sunday, in my opinion, is in loungewear.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The antibiotic became effective when dormant cells were given sugar (a food source), but only after a 15-minute delay.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are also showings on 70mm, Imax 70mm and even four venues projecting in the long-dormant format VistaVision, which Anderson shot the film on.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike Bacalar, which is relatively new to tourism, Tulum has been transformed from a sleepy backwater into a pumping party town.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Most days are quiet in Armenia’s sleepy southern province of Syunik.—
Michele Crestani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The audience for wax museums is melting away in the digital age, when posing with a static dummy has come to feel rather quaint.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The plans show defense spending next year would stay largely static, and would be funded with tax hikes amid increasingly dour growth forecasts.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The track opens with a provocative guitar riff, setting the stage for a fierce jungle hunt rather than a dull cat-and-mouse game.—
Billboard China,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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So much noise, apparently, that Yankees management is pressuring Ticketmaster to keep Sox fans down to a dull roar.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Taking minoxidil orally can support the hair follicle cycle and trigger anagen (the resting phase) prematurely.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
23 Sep. 2025
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During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Because things have been so bad and the 40-year-old Flacco is so immobile, a change would be understandable.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This process adds weight and volume from inactive components.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel said running back Jaylen Wright was inactive because Miami needed extra bodies on defense and special teams.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Sedentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedentary. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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