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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
Noun
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The seams of a costly rewrite are obvious, but worse than its messiness is its odd indifference to emotion.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ekulona’s Julie is assailed as much by Hedda’s slights as by her indifference.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The vision, centered on spreading the gospel to others, comes at a moment when church apathy and disaffiliation is on the rise across the nation, Martin said.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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By late March, challenging planets could bring on some brief depression or apathy.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But restfulness dropped—my body noticed the break.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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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Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Her personal preference leans slightly richer, in the direction of Sherwin-Williams’ Dried Thyme, a shade with enough depth to make a statement without sacrificing quietude.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 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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But many smaller festivals have disappeared, victims of the pandemic, slumping ticket sales, soaring food and labor costs, and chef disinterest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Unresponsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsiveness. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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