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Recent Examples of unresponsive
The man, identified by Florida’s Orange County Sheriff’s Office as Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, was found unresponsive after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive on the Stardust Racers roller coaster, and his cause of death is multiple blunt impact injuries, according to the medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties.
—Josh Cradduck, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The man in his 30s was found unresponsive after riding the coaster at Epic Universe on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando said in a statement to The Associated Press.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
An unusual death investigation has been launched at one of Orlando’s newest amusement parks after a man became unresponsive on one of the thrill rides, according to detectives in Florida.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive on the Stardust Racers roller coaster, and his cause of death is multiple blunt impact injuries, according to the medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties.
—Josh Cradduck, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The man in his 30s was found unresponsive after riding the coaster at Epic Universe on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando said in a statement to The Associated Press.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
An unusual death investigation has been launched at one of Orlando’s newest amusement parks after a man became unresponsive on one of the thrill rides, according to detectives in Florida.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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His at-bats over the past two weeks often looked listless.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hiring was listless across most sectors, especially white-collar industries where activity was flat in August, according to Tuesday’s report.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For anyone lactose-sensitive or simply uninterested in bovine biology, this is a breakthrough, and the results aren’t subtle.—
Maggie Turner,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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This is perhaps why the Kremlin seems so uninterested in ending the war.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sorry to all the girlies who are lackadaisical about leaving home and would rather rub their feet together in bed.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Patience is the hallmark of Chinese operators, but the other side of this story is the lackadaisical attitude toward security that remains all too common among Western IT managers.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Most of Bargatze’s interstitial commentary, as perfunctory as that also was, had to do with the money.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Every other elimination is perfunctory at best.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.—
Dawn Kovell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Becton appeared calm and unemotional about the situation, the affidavit states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Lady Luck and Mister Fate can be a mean couple, uncaring of you or me.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thompson starred in DaCosta’s debut feature Little Woods, a thoughtful, emotional thriller about two sisters just trying to survive in an expensive, uncaring world.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Goldberg was visibly disinterested in talking about the show on the air.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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This might have been an attempt to go after a nature-of-storytelling tale like The Princess Bride, but the two leads have zero chemistry and Reiner’s execution is clunky and disinterested.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie Kirk has rubbed many people the wrong way, so there were understandably some apathetic reactions to his death this week.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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How can a Big Ten fan base be so apathetic?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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