passive

Will your passive income in retirement continue to cover your expenses?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Scientists measure Antarctic sea ice using satellites equipped with instruments called passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The main issue with “The Rouse” is the author’s strangely passive way of narrating events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s true that a passive verb makes for a wimpier, more roundabout way of saying something.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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

The problem with the passives that bog down bureaucratic and academic prose is that they are not selected with these purposes in mind.

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