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more dormant
Superlative
most dormant
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(of an animal) in a suspended or slowed mode of physical activity due to environmental conditions
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(of a volcano) not currently erupting
- Mount Fuji is classified as a dormant volcano.
- The region lies in the shadow of a dormant volcanic range.
- Although dormant, the volcano still releases small amounts of gas.
- Scientists are studying seismic activity beneath the dormant mountain.
- No one knows when the dormant volcano might erupt again.
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not in an active, developing, or operating state but can become so later on
- The volcano remains dormant, but it could erupt at any time.
- The project is currently dormant while we wait for additional funding.
- The company's expansion plans are dormant until market conditions improve.
- Although the initiative is dormant now, it could be revisited in the future.
- Her creative talents were dormant for years before she started painting again.
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lying with head on paws as if sleeping
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