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Recent Examples of unresponsive
Sheriff Travis Belden and Deputy Darrin Newberry responded to the scene and found the child unresponsive in the backyard, according to the news release.
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Robert Garrison, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
The 55-year-old woman was unconscious and unresponsive when first responders arrived at the beach around 6:14 p.m. near Oriental Blvd., cops said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Rebekah Baptiste, 10, died on July 30, three days after she was found unresponsive at the intersection of two highways, police in Holbrook, Ariz., previously said, per AZ Family, ABC 15 and 12 News.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
An 82-year-old man who died after he was found unresponsive in his San Diego Central Jail cell earlier this week was identified Friday.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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Robert Garrison, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
The 55-year-old woman was unconscious and unresponsive when first responders arrived at the beach around 6:14 p.m. near Oriental Blvd., cops said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Rebekah Baptiste, 10, died on July 30, three days after she was found unresponsive at the intersection of two highways, police in Holbrook, Ariz., previously said, per AZ Family, ABC 15 and 12 News.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
An 82-year-old man who died after he was found unresponsive in his San Diego Central Jail cell earlier this week was identified Friday.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
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After another listless loss on Sunday, the New York Yankees are less than a game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians for the final playoff spot in the American League.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The animal was found listless on the sand at Oceano Dunes Vehicular Recreation Area south of Pismo Beach.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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During Trump‘s first term, many rules and regulations were struck down precisely because the administration seemed uninterested in following the normal rules and procedures of federal rule-making, including meaningfully engaging with comments and providing rational bases for their actions.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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In both cases, he was eventually cleared (though a new civil case looms in the UK), but his career has not been revived there and Hollywood remains uninterested.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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And yet, the NBPA takes a lackadaisical and limited approach to regulating agents, as evidenced by its failure to intervene in a lawsuit brought by agent Daniel Hazan against player Malik Beasley.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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After an error-ridden, lackadaisical loss on Saturday, the Mets still had a golden opportunity to lock down a win on Sunday and salvage the series.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The awards are granted by County Commission votes, which are typically perfunctory at the end of a meeting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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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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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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These deficient traits of humanity and humility are reflected in words like uncaring, vindictive, aloof, disinterested, and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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But Season 4 brought a lot of depth to this seemingly incompetent and uncaring character.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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These deficient traits of humanity and humility are reflected in words like uncaring, vindictive, aloof, disinterested, and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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And in the case of Borderlands 4, all signs point to a successful launch in September, even in the wake of many that may have become disinterested in the series after its last installment.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Compared with their cognitively average peers, super-agers are the opposite of apathetic, says Gefen; they are actively engaged with other people and activities.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Our narrator is Alex, an apathetic and depraved teen gang leader who is as pleased by violence as he is enthralled with classical music.—
Robert English,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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