inert
Example Sentences
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So far, he says, Russian Oreshniks have only been carrying inert warheads and have caused limited damage.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
“The emotive nature of the category, alongside these durable levers that we bring to market, puts us in a category which is relatively much more inert to some of these macro headwinds,” Singh said.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
The state investigator also requested the X-ray tests that deputies had used to wrongly determine that the two grenades were inert, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
"We write information into stable, inert materials that can withstand the passage of time and remain fully accessible to future generations."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
When he had parked his truck on the roof of the Van Ness Pet Hospital, he quickly carried the plastic cage containing the inert false cat downstairs to Hannibal Sloat’s office.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing inert
Anti-Antonyms: Words Without Opposites
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And Then There Were None
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