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Recent Examples of unresponsive
The county medical examiner has yet to release the cause of death for Chasity Bonner, who died in the Tarrant County jail on May 27, but the sheriff’s department reported that she was given Narcan by jail medical staff attempting to resuscitate her after she was found unresponsive in her cell.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Unconscious and unresponsive, the man was taken to Endeavor Health Edward Hospital in Naperville and later pronounced dead.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Three hours into her third hospital visit, the mother of six began seizing and was transferred unresponsive to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Police are investigating after a man suffering from serious facial injuries was found unresponsive at an assisted living facility in New London on Monday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Unconscious and unresponsive, the man was taken to Endeavor Health Edward Hospital in Naperville and later pronounced dead.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Three hours into her third hospital visit, the mother of six began seizing and was transferred unresponsive to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Police are investigating after a man suffering from serious facial injuries was found unresponsive at an assisted living facility in New London on Monday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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But more than any event other than the multiple indictments, DeSantis’s White House bid lit a fire under Trump and his initially listless campaign.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 July 2025
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Mackey, raven-haired and listless in a bikini top and cigarette in hand, is camera-genic enough to make for an appealing heroine.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The combination of e-commerce and decline in shoppers led to a rise in vacant retail space, McShane said, leaving banks uninterested in financing new shopping stores.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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And surveys have consistently shown that young people are uninterested in entering the manufacturing sector.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Former Memphis assistant Scoonie Penn recalled Brooks delivering a hard foul during a lackadaisical practice.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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With so much to do, and with a lackadaisical sense of urgency, each area is filled with gleeful distractions.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The awards are granted by County Commission votes, which are typically perfunctory at the end of a meeting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Time after time, your off-brand chocobo will deliver you to a monster's lair for a perfunctory pummeling while your companions spout exposition.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As LeMahieu rounded the bases, the typically unemotional infielder emphatically pumped his fist.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The scientist Hartnett was an unemotional witness called to speak to her professional analysis of the items she was tasked with looking at.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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But Season 4 brought a lot of depth to this seemingly incompetent and uncaring character.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Toss in an uncaring government agent with an axe to grind.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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The industry struggled to find the language to convey to fans that, like the Beatles, the two studio explorers were holed up improvising new recording techniques and increasingly disinterested in being performing entities.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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But with an apathetic fan base, securing donations for a capital project was a non-starter, especially when name, image and likeness funding is paramount toward recruiting and retaining quality athletes.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Polls have shown that many Mexicans are both skeptical and apathetic— and have no idea whom to favor among the vast array of mostly unknown contenders, some with links to organized crime.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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