be quiescent
Example Sentences
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The security threat from the Islamic State may be quiescent now, but is hardly gone, according to senior Iraqi security officials.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023
The third, around Leningrad, seemed now to be quiescent; it had changed from a sector to an episode.
From Time Magazine Archive
It simply teaches that during the actual formulation of suggestions, that is for a few minutes daily, the Will should be quiescent.
From The Practice of Autosuggestion by Coué, Emile
Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Where there is no need it seems to be quiescent; where there is something to be met, contended with, and overcome, it is furiously 'on the job.'
From The Conquest of Fear by King, Basil
