as in lazy
not doing or involving a lot of physical activity
They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.
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Recent Examples of sedentary
That claim comes from a few different studies, including one that found that people who play tennis live almost 10 years longer than those who are sedentary.
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
While the research on what determines a person's weight is still ongoing, one likely factor in the rise of the global obesity epidemic is the transition to a modern-day sedentary lifestyle.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
From open offices to home workstations, employees across industries invested in sit-stand setups with the hope of counteracting sedentary lifestyles.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Staying active involves exercise, as well as avoiding a sedentary lifestyle.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2025
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
While the research on what determines a person's weight is still ongoing, one likely factor in the rise of the global obesity epidemic is the transition to a modern-day sedentary lifestyle.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
From open offices to home workstations, employees across industries invested in sit-stand setups with the hope of counteracting sedentary lifestyles.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Staying active involves exercise, as well as avoiding a sedentary lifestyle.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedentary
Adjective
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The last lazy Sunday of summer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Unlike Disneyland or Disney World, there is no theme park, but the resort boasts a mini water park with slides and a lazy river for all ages to enjoy.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Often when faced with a trauma, a redwood will swell a bank of dormant buds and woody tissue to create burls.—
Greg Sullivan,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note that plants go dormant in areas that experience hard freezes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Except that four years later, on The Hills, Lauren Conrad passed it up for a guy with frosted tips and sleepy vibes.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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New York — Oracle, a large but generally sleepy cloud-computing company, just had an absolutely bonkers day on Wall Street.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Strategic planning should not be a static, annual exercise.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ursa Major will be able to conduct full-scale static firings, and drop and temperature storage testing for current and future missile systems.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early on, the dull chamber music of the Ferrari 296’s wide-angle V6 gas-electric hybrid powertrain was roundly criticized.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than efficiently dicing and slicing your produce, a dull knife actually requires more force, which can cause you or someone else in your household to get hurt.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
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Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Despite their name, the mobile homes are conspicuously immobile.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If the account looks suspicious, inactive, or brand-new, avoid it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The linebacker has primarily been seen doing rehab work on a side field across the last few weeks and was inactive last week.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Sedentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedentary. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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