as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
Trump and his closest advisers had been weighing for days how to proceed, debating the costs of involvement and inaction.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 June 2025
The team’s inaction over the last two weeks should be used in crisis management classes as an example of what not to do.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But inaction might make Trump look weak and ponderous.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Lauren O’Neill-Butler’s necessary and surprising history American artists protesting injustice, from government inaction in the face of the AIDS epidemic to… government inaction in the face of the opioid epidemic.
—Literary Hub
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 June 2025
The team’s inaction over the last two weeks should be used in crisis management classes as an example of what not to do.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But inaction might make Trump look weak and ponderous.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Lauren O’Neill-Butler’s necessary and surprising history American artists protesting injustice, from government inaction in the face of the AIDS epidemic to… government inaction in the face of the opioid epidemic.
—Literary Hub
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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Every nation faces inertia, and breaking away from entrenched methods of production is challenging.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In the Gilded Age, a century ago, the U.S. was mired in political division and inertia, with absurdly high levels of income inequality and widespread distrust of institutions, especially government.—
Anastasia G Mcateer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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