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as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia
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as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her
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Recent Examples of unresistant
Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresistant
Adjective
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Newsom was met with a mix of praise and criticism, including from fellow state Democrats who accused the governor of abandoning a vulnerable minority group.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gray is one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The goat had a resigned look in her eyes as the rancher pressed her udder and aimed a stream of milk into a tall cup.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Pros: Flower buds are not susceptible to winter damage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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That killed even more prairie dogs and ferrets, both of which are highly susceptible to the disease.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.—
Bebe Hodges,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In Texarkana, the year before, men and boys amused themselves by cutting off strips of flesh and thrusting knives into their helpless victim.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Amick stars alongside James Spader as a beguiling beauty whom Spader is helpless before.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The work of those academics, who have all had roles at Dimensional over the years, helped push the investment world away from traditional stock picking and toward passive, low-cost strategies.—
Bob Pisani,Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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Needless to say, ISPs can’t only rely on passive customer acquisition.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mars Hydro, a Chinese company that makes Internet of Things (IoT) devices like LED lights and hydroponics equipment, left a massive database unprotected online.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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If the Heat misses the playoffs this season, Charlotte would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028 from the Terry Rozier trade and OKC would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2026 from the Butler trade with Philadelphia in 2019.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving.—
K. N. Smith,
Discover Magazine,
29 Jan. 2016
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Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.—
Andre Hudson,
The Conversation,
29 Oct. 2021
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“Unresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresistant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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