quiescent

Example Sentences

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The mechanism is just one way that scientists are realizing that asteroids can be active, dynamic places rather than quiescent lumps of rock.

From Scientific American

The security threat from the Islamic State may be quiescent now, but is hardly gone, according to senior Iraqi security officials.

From New York Times

It’s not a world where inflation is quiescent even as unemployment plumbs new lows.

From Seattle Times

In that context, Laidlaw’s marine manipulations feel right for the time, a quiescent harbor being no subject for a popular postcard.

From Seattle Times

I carried them home in a box, then made them quiescent in the freezer for an hour, and then boiled them semi-alive for two minutes.

From Washington Post