passive
Example Sentences
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He added: "On the upside, what we may find is landlords who treat their rentals as a passive income may decide enough is enough, and that's not necessarily a bad thing."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
He sees passive homes as going hand in hand with all-electric appliances, because “with airtight construction, having a gas stove in the house especially doesn’t make sense” for indoor air quality.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Jane Street disclosed a 5.4% stake in CoreWeave last August, accumulating a passive stake of nearly 20 million shares.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
When major news breaks, viewers joke online about their passive consumption of the news by saying they’re simply monitoring the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
I enjoy the power; power of a dog bone, passive but there.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing passive
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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