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motionless

[moh-shuhn-lis] / ˈmoʊ ʃən lɪs /


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When he zoomed in with his camera, he realized the motionless ants were covered with tiny cone ants.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Hidden in plain sight, an ambush bug nymph waits motionless inside a flower in Michigan.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Sharpe tumbled during her second run, losing her skis and poles and lying motionless on the snow.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

For the giant is motionless, and its chest is pierced with an ominous spear that rises 3,000 feet into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Sometimes, he would stand motionless outside the gates for several minutes on end, taking deep swallowing breaths as though he were trying to eat the smell itself.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl




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