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Recent Examples of lifelessness
Periodically, the group returns to such a state of paradoxical lifelessness, dragged by a partner or semi-mechanically traversing the stage as an automaton might.
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Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Canales answered to the lifelessness in his postgame presser.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Canales answered to the lifelessness in his postgame presser.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelessness
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
Noun
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The Tracy Police Department is seeking potential witnesses of a June 26 stabbing that occurred in front of Target at the West Valley Mall and left an 18-year-old dead.
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Perhaps most notably, in several areas along the Western Front during World War I, British and German troops spontaneously observed an unofficial truce to celebrate the Christmas holiday and bury their dead.
Noun
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Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
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The researchers tracked 30-day mortality following common surgeries, and compared mortality rates for hospitals acquired, versus not acquired, by private equity firms.
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Already listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in 2023 the species suffered widespread mortality in Florida waters following a heat wave.
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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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