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Recent Examples of unresponsive
Porter died in November 2018 at the age of 47 after she was found unresponsive in her San Fernando Valley home.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Emergency crews at 3:56 a.m. responded to the area of Irving Street and Woodland Street on the report of an unresponsive driver in a vehicle idling on the side of the road, according to Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
The 3-year-old son of social media influencer Emilie Kiser died from drowning injuries on Sunday several days after being found unresponsive in the family’s backyard pool.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Knocking and getting no reply, my 84-year-old grandmother kicked open the door, found my sister unresponsive with a syringe in her hand and called 911.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Emergency crews at 3:56 a.m. responded to the area of Irving Street and Woodland Street on the report of an unresponsive driver in a vehicle idling on the side of the road, according to Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
The 3-year-old son of social media influencer Emilie Kiser died from drowning injuries on Sunday several days after being found unresponsive in the family’s backyard pool.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Knocking and getting no reply, my 84-year-old grandmother kicked open the door, found my sister unresponsive with a syringe in her hand and called 911.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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The listless Yankees stranded a total of four runners and went 0-for-5 with men in scoring position.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Game 6 was so confounding because the Celtics just looked listless from the start.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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He isn’t disgusted by sexuality, just innocent and uninterested.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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And very worried about our children who seem incapable and uninterested in supporting themselves.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Now then, some angry pundits will excoriate you for being so lackadaisical.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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With over 70 beaches—the most of any Greek island—Milos is a destination for those seeking lackadaisical days spent lounging in and out of cerulean waters.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Time after time, your off-brand chocobo will deliver you to a monster's lair for a perfunctory pummeling while your companions spout exposition.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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The doc opens with a perfunctory overview of the artist’s early life, touching briefly on his childhood in Chicago and how the church introduced him to and shaped his musical style.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The scientist Hartnett was an unemotional witness called to speak to her professional analysis of the items she was tasked with looking at.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Having bounced around uncaring foster homes as a child, Mike maintains minimal contact with his adoptive parents and is skeptical about how much help the authorities can provide with his rehabilitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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In recent years, Update has emerged as the most reliable segment in an often-uneven show, as Che and Jost honed their oddball chemistry as an uncaring provocateur paired with a snarky guy willing to parody his own privilege.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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During one sequence, Kim seemed to try to turn the exchange toward the topic of drugs, but Lee shrugged it off and appeared disinterested.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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People with autism may unintentionally use monotonous, robotic speech that sounds abnormal or disinterested to others.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Most Canadians have apathetic, if not negative, feelings about the monarchy, an institution that seems increasingly distant as the country’s cultural links to Great Britain grow weaker.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
27 May 2025
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Now, Europe is faced with a U.S. government that is at best apathetic and at worst antagonistic and that appears set on unilaterally shifting the burden of the continent’s security onto its European allies, who must reorganize to fill the gaps.—
Sophia Besch,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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