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sedentary

[sed-n-ter-ee] / ˈsɛd nˌtɛr i /


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Someone who is training for a marathon is going to need to drink more fluids than someone who is largely sedentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

This means more people are in sedentary office jobs so spend more time sitting down than moving around.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

But today, with our easy access to cheap, calorie-dense junk food and sedentary routines, those same adaptations that once helped us to survive can cause us a few issues.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

For many sedentary adults, however, protein-fortified foods may not offer the health advantages they expect.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

With the rise of dense, sedentary, food-producing populations came the rise of chiefs, kings, and bureaucrats.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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