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Recent Examples of unresponsiveness
Rather than falling into unhealthy habits of unresponsiveness, the right resource can provide an outlet for clarity amid healthy skepticism.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Transient unresponsiveness Sometimes people with neurological problems go blank for a few seconds, and then return to their normal selves with no recollection of what just happened.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
On its surface, the examination at the Leslie County Jail – where Stines was taken after the arrest because of his close connection to Letcher County jail staffers – paints a picture of him as being in a fog of confusion, unresponsiveness and paranoia.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Transient unresponsiveness Sometimes people with neurological problems go blank for a few seconds, and then return to their normal selves with no recollection of what just happened.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
On its surface, the examination at the Leslie County Jail – where Stines was taken after the arrest because of his close connection to Letcher County jail staffers – paints a picture of him as being in a fog of confusion, unresponsiveness and paranoia.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsiveness
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This sent the clear message to Harvard's Jewish and Israeli community that the indifference was not an accident; they were being intentionally excluded and effectively denied equal access to educational opportunities.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Despite indifference from local authorities and the host family, Sarah goes on a search for her daughter that spirals into a dangerous race against time.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The impossibility of keeping up breeds apathy and stymies opposition.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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After decades of apathy--which has pushed the nation to a fiscal precipice--some officials are now reaching across the aisle to propose solutions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But restfulness dropped—my body noticed the break.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
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This one strikes a mid-century chord with its wide face and retro time display, with an atomic dial and silent-sweep movement to maximize quietness.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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There, many of Cale’s pet fascinations, like the precariousness of memory and the lacuna between yourself and other people, opened themselves up with a lovely quietness.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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In return, the actor advised Norris that on-screen, quietude equals power.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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In Canada, as elsewhere, the climate movement, after years of raucous visibility, has largely fallen into a state of uneasy quietude.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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It was met with disinterest in those cities and the conference realized the energy was much better in Kansas City.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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But many smaller festivals have disappeared, victims of the pandemic, slumping ticket sales, soaring food and labor costs, and chef disinterest.—
J.M. Hirsch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Unresponsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsiveness. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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