passive
Example Sentences
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When major news breaks, viewers joke online about their passive consumption of the news by saying they’re simply monitoring the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Overall, passive indexed mutual funds and ETFs received $232.9 billion in new money, and active funds only $97.6 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Water technology made us passive water savers with devices like low-flush toilets, without too much sacrifice or even awareness on our part.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
At the same time, he became strangely passive.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing passive
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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