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passively

adverb as in indifferently

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In “KPop Demon Hunters,” however, these demons are not waiting passively for humans to die but are rather preemptively harvesting souls through their addictive tunes and undeniable physical magnetism.

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“It led to business opportunities to passively raise awareness, which was really good for the sharks,” she says of the video.

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In “Kpop Demon Hunters,” however, these demons are not waiting passively for humans to die but are rather preemptively harvesting souls through their addictive tunes and undeniable physical magnetism.

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While the S&P 500 has gained a pre-inflation average of over 10 percent annually over the past half-century, the returns on that growth have accrued passively to the richest among us.

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Though many people have an image of producers just passively writing checks, the role of an active producer is important for the making of a movie.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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