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Recent Examples of unresponsive
Deputies found the inmate, described as a 30-year-old man, unresponsive in his cell around 9:10 p.m., the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Tragically, he was found unresponsive on the floor the following day, July 13, and was pronounced dead at his residence.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Brittany Murphy's 2009 death at age 32 shocked the world
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Over 10 years after Brittany Murphy played Tai in the classic '90s comedy Clueless, the actress was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The senior was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds over his body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Tragically, he was found unresponsive on the floor the following day, July 13, and was pronounced dead at his residence.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Brittany Murphy's 2009 death at age 32 shocked the world
Comments
Over 10 years after Brittany Murphy played Tai in the classic '90s comedy Clueless, the actress was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The senior was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds over his body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
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The Warriors concluded a six-game homestand with another listless effort.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Both are unemployed with little opportunity in sight, pitted against each other in a constantly bickering home, and listless about it all.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Organizations offering more flexibility can attract top talent who are uninterested in rigid RTO policies.William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Democrats seem uninterested in bailing out Johnson — and by extension, Trump, on must-pass bills that can't get by the Freedom Caucus.Justin Green, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Performances such as Wednesday’s, where the Bucks are locked in from the start and focused on their goals for a full 48 minutes, are what has made the team’s lackadaisical outings against teams destined for the NBA Draft lottery so disappointing this season.Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Even the current administration has be lackadaisical in the approach.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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To be sure, securing trademarks is a relatively perfunctory bit of legal housekeeping and doesn’t necessarily indicate grander plans are underway.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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The will-they-won’t-they pairings that should light up these characters feel similarly perfunctory.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read, as did his lead attorney, who joined the hearing via Zoom, the station reported.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Schmidt’s unemotional and seemingly effortless style of play did not sit well with the fans.John Perrotto, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Despite Butcher's efforts, Homelander is grooming Ryan to be an uncaring, murderous Supe like himself.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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And wearing a smile while delivering bad news, such as budget cuts or layoffs, makes a leader appear uncaring and out of touch.Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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In the old system, an 11-2 Big 12 champion like ASU would have played in a New Year’s Six bowl against a disinterested SEC opponent, and Sun Devils star Cam Skattebo may have opted out of the game.Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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If the answer is not the same as your needs, then reevaluate your VC’s counsel with that in mind and do not blindly accept their advice as if this was a conversation with an objective, disinterested advisor.Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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That’s when Dolphins must sell themselves as an organization that isn’t bleeding out, and is a franchise headed in the right direction to an apathetic fan base that patiently waits to see the desperate moves the pair makes in 2025.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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He's brought a lot of guys in that previous teams, and fan bases, were glad to see leave, or apathetic about their departures.Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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