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Recent Examples of unresponsive
Without wishing to give away the ending of a real-life case finally resolved in 2008, the information disclosed is anger-inducing and the unresponsive, unemotional demeanor of the perpetrator truly chilling.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Police said officers found a man in a bedroom suffering from life-threatening gunshot trauma and another man who was unresponsive and also suffering from a gunshot wound.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
An autopsy will determine the cause of death of a Santa Rita Jail inmate who died Sunday at a hospital, two days after he was found unresponsive in bed, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said an employee arrived for work that evening and discovered an unresponsive man on the ground in the parking lot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Police said officers found a man in a bedroom suffering from life-threatening gunshot trauma and another man who was unresponsive and also suffering from a gunshot wound.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
An autopsy will determine the cause of death of a Santa Rita Jail inmate who died Sunday at a hospital, two days after he was found unresponsive in bed, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said an employee arrived for work that evening and discovered an unresponsive man on the ground in the parking lot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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Instead of the fantastical, even beautiful diaper sculptures, we were served the waste products of listless consumption.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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While the show was a bit listless at first, everything changed in that fateful moment when Candice and Penner stepped off the mat.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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This approach seemed common when authorities were uninterested or incompetent.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Because two years in, Kel’el Ware has been both a dynamic contributor and a lackadaisical bystander.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets played lackadaisical 1-on-1 and pick-and-roll defense on the perimeter.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While the imposing, varied bosses are a highlight, even basic enemies rarely feel perfunctory in Mina the Hollower.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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His expressions of alarm are detailed and expansive; his expressions of hope, perfunctory and brief.—
Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Wearing a navy blue suit with an American flag pinned on the lapel, a low-energy Weinstein appeared unemotional as White delivered her opening remarks.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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High performers are taught to be objective, efficient, and unemotional.—
Archana Shrestha,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In my experience coaching executives, the leaders who struggle the most aren’t lazy or uncaring.—
Melinda Fouts,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Enzo holds his knees close to his body, a protective position that visually signals discomfort, while Anthony lays down with legs stretched taking space with uncaring easy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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But neutral is not the same as disinterested.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The Blue Jackets had just gone through the motions in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, committing 23 giveaways and totaling just three hits, a lifeless, disinterested — and sadly, fitting — end to the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still, the normally apathetic members of the Russian public, at least a number of them, are no longer willing to gobble up whatever Russian state television spoon-feeds them.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Jarmusch wrote and directed this story of laconic vampires, creatures who have lived so long and seen so much that the world mostly leaves them apathetic.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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