passive

The Latina expression of the gothic through self-styling is not a passing algorithmic trend — nor is it a passive imitation of white subcultures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

His laundromat, which includes a wash-and-fold business, is far from passive, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Scientists measure Arctic sea ice coverage using satellites equipped with passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Done well, you can make decent money, but it is far from passive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

To do this, he and his men needed to remain passive and peaceful—no matter what.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

In the case of “have died”, though, neither patients nor passives come into it.

From Economist ● May 24, 2018

Promoters, passives and detractors have vastly different economic value to most companies.

From Forbes ● Sep. 20, 2012

In their attitude toward integration, Little Rock's Protestant and Jewish clergymen can be classified as "pushers," "powers" and "passives."

From Time Magazine Archive

Actives and passives differ in which character gets to be the subject, and hence which starts out in the reader’s mental spotlight.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

That’s why guidelines on how to avoid legalese and other turbid professional styles call for using first- and second-person pronouns, inverting passives into actives, and letting verbs be verbs rather than zombie nouns.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker