1
as in acquiescence
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as in inertia
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Recent Examples of passivity
Content personalization can create overly narrow recommendation loops, reinforcing passivity and reducing user agency.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet the West, once so eager to champion Georgia’s struggling democracy, has retreated into passivity.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
There is a passivity that strikes through Villa at times away from home.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The result has been the worst of both worlds: a combination of military activism and diplomatic passivity that gives regional partners a blank check for destabilizing behavior and keeps the region on the brink of wider conflict.
—Daniel Benaim, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2020
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet the West, once so eager to champion Georgia’s struggling democracy, has retreated into passivity.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
There is a passivity that strikes through Villa at times away from home.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The result has been the worst of both worlds: a combination of military activism and diplomatic passivity that gives regional partners a blank check for destabilizing behavior and keeps the region on the brink of wider conflict.
—Daniel Benaim, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2020
See all Example Sentences for passivity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passivity
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Their response so far ranges from quiet acquiescence to active defense of Trump's actions, illustrating institutional loyalty's death at the hands of partisanship.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Image At the same time, beneath that wave of acquiescence is a current of fear in Washington.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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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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Slim, chiselled Tom wakes from his stupor, newly determined to prove his haters wrong.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 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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The results of the staffing issues delayed submission of FY 22 audit to April 2024 and further delayed FY 23 Audit.—
Gregory Richter,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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In addition, the site notifies you about any account activity, like a password reset or e-file submission.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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Severe infections may include aches, headaches, elevated fever, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms in pets can include vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and lethargy.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Passivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passivity. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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