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Examples of dormancy in a Sentence
some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy
a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
Recent Examples on the Web
When dormancy is approaching, raise the mower deck up an inch or two from the regular mowing height.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
Ashley Shade, University of Lyon But dormancy is also necessary outside periods of starvation.
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Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
Tucked in the heavily forested northeastern reaches of California, Shasta County was named for Mount Shasta, a volcano known to erupt in bursts of activity followed by thousands of years of dormancy.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
After a period of dormancy during World War II, the group came back together and ultimately relocated to Chicago, becoming the Chicago Outlaws in the 1950s, about a decade before Lyon started tagging along.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near dormancy
Cite this Entry
“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormancy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
dormancy
noun
dor·man·cy
ˈdȯr-mən-sē
: the quality or state of being dormant
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