exanimate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exanimate
Adjective
  • Gomez, 38, was found lifeless, lying in bed under the covers.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • What was once a quiet, natural landscape is now a stark, lifeless installation of metal and wire.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Still, what separates living, breathing beings from inanimate matter remains frustratingly set in my mind.
    Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
  • Even an inanimate sculpture representing a Black woman gets hit with stereotypical projections.
    Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 14 May 2025
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“Exanimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exanimate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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