as in lifeless
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnating
Adjective
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But for all the magic and lush imagery of the 1992 original, the live-action version is as lifeless as an unenchanted candlestick.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Days later, his lifeless body was found stuffed in a suitcase and buried in cement.—
John Otis,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While maintaining connections can open doors, holding onto toxic, unproductive relationships do more harm than good.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Only one opened during the fallow years of the 1980s and '90s.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Next year, Glastonbury will take a fallow year to allow Worthy Farm to recover, making the demand to attend this year’s edition even greater than usual.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those huge currents disturb Earth's normally quiescent magnetic field, which in turn induces surges of current in electrical, telecommunications, and other networks across entire continents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2012
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Prussians’ true sentiments might’ve been more clearly displayed by the lack of a popular groundswell of opposition to Bismarck and the king’s extralegal actions; the people remained quiescent and continued to pay their taxes without complaint.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While her blood was found inside the vehicle, there was no other trace of her and her bank accounts remained dormant.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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For a true super bloom to occur, a high proportion of seeds that have remained dormant and built up in soil over several years must bloom at once.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Polymers—very large molecules—are thought to be too big and inert to migrate out of products or into people and therefore pose no health risks.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But at the end of 2020, another 230,000 wells were idle.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
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These were a big 4 points for the Wild in the last two games, moving them 8 points ahead of the St. Louis Blues, who were idle and are in ninth place in the Western Conference.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.—
Carlo J.V. Caro,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2017
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“Stagnating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnating. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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