The seeds lay dormantly beneath the soil until the warmth of spring coaxed them to sprout.

The Supreme Court invoked the Dormant Commerce Clause to invalidate the state's discriminatory regulations against out-of-state businesses.

Dormansland, nestled among the rolling hills of Surrey, hosts an annual village fete that draws visitors from across the Tandridge district.

After the museum's renovation, the old dormantories were converted into climate-controlled archives for fragile specimens.

The ship's dormantory hummed with refrigeration as rows of sealed pods held colonists in suspended animation.

Scientists study the ecosystems surrounding dormant volcanos to understand how life recovers after eruptions.