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Recent Examples of unresponsive
Yesterday, he was found unresponsive at the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina, and was transported to the hospital.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The audio comes after an earlier report from the Associated Press in which sources told the outlet that the NASCAR driver was found unresponsive inside a Chevrolet racing simulator.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Of the two people still hospitalized Friday, one was a person who was found unresponsive in the home where three died.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
On the floor nearby lay Amal’s sister, Ibtisam, burned and unresponsive.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The audio comes after an earlier report from the Associated Press in which sources told the outlet that the NASCAR driver was found unresponsive inside a Chevrolet racing simulator.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Of the two people still hospitalized Friday, one was a person who was found unresponsive in the home where three died.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
On the floor nearby lay Amal’s sister, Ibtisam, burned and unresponsive.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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The Avs countered with a listless first period.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The latest instance was a listless 5-0 loss in the finale of a series against the Reds, who took two of three against them at Great American Ball Park, dropping their record to 16-25.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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At first, the gorgeous ripe berries are evidence of how perfect our planet can be, corrupted only by the selfish impulses of a human race that’s largely uninterested in caring for anything on it when there isn’t a profit to be made.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Effeminate, uninterested in sports, therefore unmanly.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 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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The offstage material is pleasant but mostly perfunctory.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 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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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
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Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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The standoff springs from a dysfunctional relationship between Republican legislative leaders and a disinterested governor.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 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,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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As a result, people can become extremely apathetic, not motivated to do anything, and seemingly inert.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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