as in sleepy
slow to move or act
a group of quiescent loungers recovering from the Thanksgiving feast
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Recent Examples of quiescent
Khanna is one of a number of progressive congressional Democrats encouraged by the party to appear in red-district town halls in an attempt to rebut impressions that the party is quiescent in the face of Trump’s onslaught.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
That means studying these high-speed outflows from this black hole could help scientists to discover how black hole eruptions transform galaxies from hubs of star birth to a more quiescent existence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 June 2025
But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Nee and Dimond’s story was sweet and innocent, its L.G.B.T.Q. allegory quiescent beneath an uncontroversial message of acceptance.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
That means studying these high-speed outflows from this black hole could help scientists to discover how black hole eruptions transform galaxies from hubs of star birth to a more quiescent existence.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 June 2025
But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Nee and Dimond’s story was sweet and innocent, its L.G.B.T.Q. allegory quiescent beneath an uncontroversial message of acceptance.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiescent
Adjective
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After dropping a sleepy rubber match to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, the Tigers have lost nine of their past 13 games.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the government even started paying people to move to its sleepy medieval villages.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Larry Borom, Kion Smith and Daniel Brunskill will serve as the backups on the offensive line because Kendall Lamm, who was added two weeks ago, was made one of the seven inactive players.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Frank Crum — Gabriel Sai’vion Jones being inactive is not a surprise despite his strong training camp.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What once seemed inert may actually be an active player in both technology and nature.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The statue, unfortunately, is inert.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An exciting, eventful first half, loaded with Dutch opportunities, gave way to a torpid stretch after halftime that, until Gakpo’s goal, had tilted toward Senegal.—
Ben Shpigel,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2022
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The sequel, by contrast, is torpid, clogged with lengthy but uninteresting tête-à-têtes and generally lacking in vigor, even in the two blowout battle scenes in the final act.—
Kyle Smith,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2022
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
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“Quiescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiescent. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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