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Noun
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News reporting and other media encouraged conformity and political passivity.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025 -
From the outside, staying in these uneven dynamics can look like passivity or even low self-esteem.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this revenge is the acquiescence of his support base and the GOP representatives to the raw hatred unleashed by our Emir of Evil.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The people who know Apatow best will tell you that his willingness to burn bridges is legendary in comic circles.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bodybuilding has taught me that revision isn’t inherently bad; there is power and freedom in one’s willingness to change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Passiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passiveness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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