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For marketers, this means an opportunity to sell to a group of prospects who aren’t just passive readers or random social media users but active listeners who are willing to end the day having learned and encountered something new.
INBOUND MARKETING FOR BRAND AWARENESS: FOUR UP-TO-DATE WAYS TO DO ITALI FAAGBASEPTEMBER 11, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHMore passive screen time was linked to worse outcomes in health and school achievement, the researchers found, compared with the other categories.
HEALTHY SCREEN TIME IS ONE CHALLENGE OF DISTANCE LEARNINGKATHRYN HULICKSEPTEMBER 11, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSIf the situation turns another way, you might find yourself passive in the face of great evil, unsure what to make of it.
BELIEVING IN MONSTERS: DAVID LIVINGSTONE SMITH ON THE SUBHUMAN - FACTS SO ROMANTICERIC SCHWITZGEBELSEPTEMBER 11, 2020NAUTILUSAs others have pointed out, for example, the term “officer-involved shooting” is a passive phrasing that deemphasizes police officers’ use of deadly force, obscuring their role in state violence.
WHAT’S MISSING FROM CORPORATE STATEMENTS ON RACIAL INJUSTICE? THE REAL CAUSE OF RACISM.AMY NORDRUMSEPTEMBER 5, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIt’s not surprising that his therapist says Charlie engages in “passive suicidal behavior” or that Charlie’s love life sucks.
‘A STAR IS BORED’ A DELICIOUS WORK OF FICTIONKATHI WOLFEAUGUST 13, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEThey are happy participating as passive members in Scroll’s fleet of media partners, since they can learn from the project and don’t have to cannibalize their audience.
INSIDE TONY HAILE’S EXPEDITION TO (HELP) SAVE THE NEWS BUSINESS STEVEN PERLBERGJULY 27, 2020DIGIDAYYouTube’s change could also spur a passive revenue boost for publishers because it will apply to the videos they have already uploaded to the platform.
YOUTUBE’S LOWERED MID-ROLL AD REQUIREMENT MAY LEAD TO SHORTER VIDEOS FROM PUBLISHERSTIM PETERSONJULY 24, 2020DIGIDAYSo I really thought there was something interesting here about the fact that I didn’t feel passive and I was more active on it.
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL (EP. 417)STEPHEN J. DUBNERMAY 7, 2020FREAKONOMICSTo turn the meeting from a time-wasting orgy of passive-aggression into a well-oiled decision-making machine.
HOW TO MAKE MEETINGS LESS TERRIBLE (EP. 389)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 19, 2019FREAKONOMICSPassive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDSYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO PASSIVE
- absent
- abstracted
- apathetic
- blah
- bored
- careless
- dormant
- dreamy
- drowsy
- dull
- easygoing
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- heavy
- heedless
- impassive
- inanimate
- inattentive
- indifferent
- indolent
- inert
- insouciant
- lackadaisical
- lagging
- laid-back
- languid
- languishing
- languorous
- leaden
- lethargic
- lifeless
- limp
- lukewarm
- lymphatic
- mopish
- neutral
- out of it
- passive
- phlegmatic
- slack
- sleepy
- slow
- sluggish
- stupid
- supine
- thoughtless
- torpid
- uninterested
- vacant
- Milquetoast
- acquiescent
- deferential
- docile
- forbearing
- gentle
- humble
- lenient
- long-suffering
- longanimous
- lowly
- manageable
- mild
- modest
- nothing
- orderly
- pabulum
- passive
- patient
- peaceful
- plain
- resigned
- serene
- soft
- spineless
- spiritless
- subdued
- submissive
- tame
- timid
- tolerant
- unassuming
- unpretentious
- unresisting
- weak
- weak-kneed
- wishy-washy
- yielding
- zero
- abeyant
- asleep
- blah
- disengaged
- do-nothing
- dormant
- down
- draggy
- dull
- idle
- immobile
- in holding pattern
- indolent
- inoperative
- jobless
- latent
- lax
- lethargic
- limp
- low-key
- mothballed
- motionless
- on hold
- ossified
- out of action
- out of commission
- out of service
- out of work
- passive
- quiescent
- quiet
- sedentary
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- somnolent
- stable
- static
- still
- torpid
- unemployed
- unoccupied
- unused
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