motionlessness

noun

Definition of motionlessnessnext
as in inertia

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  1. inertia
  2. inaction
  3. suspension
  4. abeyance
Noun
  • However, as the technology advances, significant challenges remain, from adversarial AI to the cultural inertia of legacy systems.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Try to speed up before and use that inertia to carry you up.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • Franklin expressed that the Quorum Court members are aware of their duties and the potential consequences of inaction.
    Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Empowering democratic forces early on can prevent the rise of extremist alternatives, reducing the long-term costs of inaction.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of inaction
Noun
  • This potential suspension would provide the incoming administration time to explore alternative solutions or find a buyer for TikTok's U.S. operations.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article MIAMI — Perhaps little says as much about the convoluted current relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as this: The team has reached the end game of its seven-game unpaid suspension of the former All-Star forward with the situation nonetheless ongoing.
    Ira Winderman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • And so the penultimate draft of this article intended to hold this award in abeyance.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Each of those programs, like the rest in college football, now faces a drastic makeover through the transfer portal, which Noll thinks will increasingly drive down—or at least hold in abeyance—coach pay going forward.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of abeyance
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