as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
Adjective
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Airfields -- like Engels strategic bomber air base -- oil refineries, ports and the like are static and their locations known to Ukrainian military planners.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Experience: Evolve, But Stay Rooted Identity isn’t static and our sense of self shouldn’t be either.—
Cynthia Johnson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Read more on the epa controversy Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending As the government continues to spend time and taxpayer money on the investigation, the funding remains frozen.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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The recalled frozen meals were manufactured between August 2024 and March 2025 and sold throughout the United States beginning in September 2024.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The camera pauses over his purple shirt and his still face.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The entertaining aisle offers pretty paper napkins, wooden platters and bowls, melamine trays, and tablecloths.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV, weapons, wooden tools and fabrics were found too.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Newport and her production crew have taken this blank canvas and created a spectacular world for the two characters.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Think of it as the blank canvas of carbonated drinks.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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