dormant
Example Sentences
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Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI never went through, and its relationship with the company is effectively dormant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Those same banks are teeming with relatively dormant deposits.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Since my diagnosis, I’ve undergone multiple rounds of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, going in and out of periods of remission, when my cancer was temporarily dormant, many times.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The experts warned that dormant mould spores could reactivate when the overbudget and delayed facilities finally open, posing a health hazard for the lifetime of the buildings.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.