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as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia
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as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her
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Recent Examples of unresistant
Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresistant
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Johnson wants to change the mindset that only LGBT folks are vulnerable.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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For this reason, people naturally gravitate toward people who are vulnerable.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Crowds gathering for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on the sprawling palace grounds reached into backpacks for umbrellas with the resigned look of people attending a supremely English occasion designed to be held in sunshine.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The second-year Chicago Bears cornerback let out a resigned sigh and laugh.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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These cognitive effects also help explain why people are susceptible to self-harm and substance abuse late at night, research by Brown’s colleagues suggests.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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The pain behind the ear pressure is a result of the Eustachian tube being blocked from other outside factors including allergies and infections — with kids being more susceptible due to having smaller Eustachian tubes.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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Existing franchises that have successfully executed complex roster-building strategies hate seeing their hard work undone, helpless as key role players depart.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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With the Anschluss came atrocities, as Hitler’s boys had their way with the helpless.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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The ultimate guide to earning passive income online Kristof’s recommendation is research firm Prolific, which pays participants a minimum of $8 per hour to fill out surveys for AI firms and universities, according to its site.Megan Sauer, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another senior official said the Pentagon had been too passive in the face the growing threat.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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And Israeli troops often stand by as looters attack unprotected aid.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
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There is no cure for polio, and someone who’s unprotected could be left paralyzed for the rest of their life.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving.K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016
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Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.Andre Hudson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2021
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“Unresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresistant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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