passively
Example Sentences
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Rather than passively consuming a finished narrative, audiences actively participate in constructing and navigating the environment itself.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Monroe said that he had seen “numbers ranging from 50% to 70%” as estimates for the percentage of money invested in the small-cap space through passively managed index funds, up from roughly 20% in 2002.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Those sports have longer-established history in the states and came of age at a time when media was not as pervasive "and when people spent their leisure time doing things, not passively consuming things".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
More than a few strips feature a character sitting passively in front of a television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
No one ever thought of questioning our right to do this; our mothers and parents generally approved, either actively or passively.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
