passive

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

A lot of people in their 40s get strangely passive about their careers, like the path is already set.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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

Scientists measure Arctic sea ice coverage using satellites equipped with passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

I picked up the first box and turned to see Green still studying me, and I quickly rearranged my face into one of passive obedience.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

No English construction could have survived in the language for a millennium and a half unless it had continued to serve some purpose, and that includes passives and nominalizations.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

It’s in the third person, and filled with zombie nouns like Extreme Exposure and passives like are more easily affected.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker