1
as in acquiescence
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as in inertia
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Recent Examples of passivity
Its Return Brian Stewart The West can’t afford passivity.
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Martha Bayles, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
As Alcott paves the way to new womanhood, Beth’s passivity is her demise.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
This combination of sloppiness and passivity creates the defensive transition scenarios that Maresca wants to limit.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In media relations, the fastest PR team often wins the coverage, while passivity and delays can kill a good opportunity.
—David Racine, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Martha Bayles, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
As Alcott paves the way to new womanhood, Beth’s passivity is her demise.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
This combination of sloppiness and passivity creates the defensive transition scenarios that Maresca wants to limit.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In media relations, the fastest PR team often wins the coverage, while passivity and delays can kill a good opportunity.
—David Racine, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for passivity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passivity
Noun
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That shaky hold over the chamber soured hopes that there would be a quick acquiescence to putting in place a Leadership team that had the support from Trump.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the public acquiescence of senior officials throughout the process reaffirmed Russia’s authoritarian hierarchy and Putin’s place at its apex.—
Julian G. Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2024
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In addition to facing political animosity and policy resistance, reforms to dial down DEI will also encounter institutional inertia.—
Wenyuan Wu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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More news: Yankees, Dodgers, Mets Begin Pursuit of Roki Sasaki While the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are still listed as the favorites to sign Sasaki, some of that speculation might be inertia.—
Tim Ryan,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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Film commentators seem the least qualified to discuss whether this is genuinely new technology, an art form, or just another CIA psy-op — an excuse for apathy, human performance without accountability.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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Take your choice: frustration, disappointment, apathy, disdain.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Moving forward, stakeholders like Owen, Coffman and DeRose are concerned that the PSC will continue showing deference to utility companies’ business interests.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In place since 1984, the Chevron deference had allowed federal agencies to interpret ambiguous congressional statutes within reasonable parameters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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But there’s something more to all this than just the laughs and the humility of a man who always credits everyone around him for his achievements.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
2 Feb. 2025
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Yet this is a key aspect of Jackman’s charisma: a kind of sweet humility that constantly refreshes itself.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Sep. 2024
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First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
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Encourage candidates to highlight projects, certifications and nontraditional experiences in their submissions.—
Casey Marquette,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Selected from more than 60 submissions, the five projects at the Copro Pitch 2025 span a wide range of subjects and genres.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bailey recommends that people watch out for signs of lethargy, runny nose, or discharge around the eyes.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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But to many, there appears to be a lethargy that is out of place with the club’s precarious predicament.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Passivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passivity. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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