as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
Durbin, who is set to retire in two years, said the impact of inaction will soon be felt in his home state.
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Outsourcing the job to non-state actors allows aggressors to avoid activating the terms that trigger action in security alliances, making the reputational damage of inaction by the security guarantor much lower.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Was this a deliberate inaction by Suarez?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Every day of inaction brings us closer to a crisis.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Outsourcing the job to non-state actors allows aggressors to avoid activating the terms that trigger action in security alliances, making the reputational damage of inaction by the security guarantor much lower.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Was this a deliberate inaction by Suarez?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Every day of inaction brings us closer to a crisis.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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American inertia has become a global liability.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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