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dormant
adjective as in inactive; sleeping
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Other companies have also rushed to Saskatchewan to capitalise on the boom, starting their own exploration projects in the region, while existing players re-opened dormant mines.
Class consciousness has largely remained dormant in America, in large part because most people consider themselves to belong to the same amorphous socioeconomic class.
Yet unless these memories are processed and commemorated, they will remain dormant in our collective memory, where they run the risk of being triggered, Makari said.
With more experience and better financial and emotional support than he had during his first pro run, Sell has managed to achieve what almost no one has: restarting a dormant tennis career from scratch and succeeding.
For the guts of a quarter of a century the hall lay virtually dormant and fell into disrepair.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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