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Main Entry:
ac·tive
[
ak
-tiv
]
/
ˈæk
tɪv
/
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Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
active
Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
ACTIVE
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Certain experiences can change your life: traveling to an exotic country, visiting an
active
volcano, floating through space.
There exists
active
discussion about why our bodies are warm and not cold.
According to the authors of the paper, the track indicates that the animal was in
active
motion when the track was left.
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Certain experiences can change your life: traveling to an exotic country, visiting an
active
volcano, floating through space.
There exists
active
discussion about why our bodies are warm and not cold.
According to the authors of the paper, the track indicates that the animal was in
active
motion when the track was left.
The
active
layer of permafrost, the uppermost ground layer, thaws in the summer and freezes in the winter.
But the big finding is that the cell nucleus has two compartments-and genes are only
active
in one.
Because burrowing owls are
active
during the day, they are a highly visible species.
Two volcano scientists climb down into an
active
volcano.
Meteorologists have noted that hurricane seasons run in alternating cycles of
active
and less
active
seasons.
The bubble that separates our sun from the galaxy is surprisingly
active
.
They are inspired by tobacco's deadly
active
ingredient: nicotine.
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