passivity
Example Sentences
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The shah had offered cultural freedom and economic opportunity, hoping for political passivity but getting mass demonstrations instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
At first I couldn’t come up with even a basic story idea, but in a stroke of visionary passivity, I outsourced the job to Sora’s famous cousin, ChatGPT.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025
What right would I have, in my circumstances, to lapse into the passivity of despair, having witnessed the ardour and courage with which such people have pursued their struggles?
From Salon • May 28, 2025
But a decade of ruthlessly honed instinct rebels at such passivity.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
