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as in acquiescence
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as in inertia
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Recent Examples of passivity
The devices, in imposing passivity on their users, implicate them in the destruction and absolve them at the same time.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
More than once, that passivity slipped into calamity.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Both types of blindness encourage passivity, when what is needed is action.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
More than once, that passivity slipped into calamity.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Both types of blindness encourage passivity, when what is needed is action.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for passivity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passivity
Noun
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The scene goes on at length, Fanny taking and twisting every one of her husband’s arguments into so many knots he is left tongue-tied, all opposition mute, all acquiescence complete.—
Natalie Jenner
May 6,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2025
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In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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For all of India’s strides, bureaucratic inertia and corruption often stifle innovation and enterprise.—
Robert C. Wolcott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The power of inertia and fear of a high-risk nominee kept Democrats from confronting Biden far more than any scheme by his family or palace guard.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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This leads directly to apathy and alienation instead of civic engagement.—
John Avlon,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Most leaders assume that employees resist the company’s strategy out of apathy or stubbornness.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The Trump administration has greater political flexibility to make such an offer than did the Obama or Biden administrations, thanks to the Republican Party’s deference to Trump’s foreign policy initiatives.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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The Vikings will play the Steelers in Ireland on Sept. 28, but not because of deference to the Vikings.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Companies that act now—with humility, rigor and transparency—won’t just comply.—
Romain Pison,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Expertise demands lifelong humility, rigor and self-correction, much of it invisible to the public eye.—
Venktesh Ramnath,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Hours later, as the commanders slept at home in a medicated stupor, the handmaids spread out all over with the intent of killing Gilead’s leaders in their sleep.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
16 May 2025
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Drugs either didn’t work or put him in a severe stupor.—
Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The clips went viral on social media ahead of the Season 7 premiere, and in response, Love Island fans vowed to vote her out once submissions opened through the show’s official app.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This can look like reassessing submission criteria, ensuring diverse representation on juries and panels, committing to transparent selection processes, and actively seeking out talent from a wide range of backgrounds and identities.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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More severe cases of salmonellosis may include a high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, a rash, blood in the urine or stool, and in some cases may become fatal.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Signs that your pup may be unwell include significant weight loss; chronic vomiting or diarrhea; weakness and lethargy, says Knutsford Veterinary Surgery on its website.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Passivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passivity. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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