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lifeless

[lahyf-lis] / ˈlaɪf lɪs /




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The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Chwalinska was suffering from a depression that left her feeling lifeless and unable to get out of bed.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

We know that movies are just sequences of lifeless images.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

After O’Brien’s lifeless body is wheeled out, a name plaque with a new host is put on the door.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Before the fifteenth century, paintings and drawings were largely flat and lifeless.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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