Recent Examples on the WebIf wind power continues to stagnate, that could make the fight against global warming much harder, experts say.—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 June 2024 Demand for mental-health services has surged while the supply of clinicians has stagnated.—Casey Sackett, IEEE Spectrum, 26 May 2024 Sacrificing more permanent parking capacity and year-round venue patronage to favor stagnating, highly seasonal bicycle traffic seems patently inequitable.—Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024 Community leaders, advocates, and experts on local drug treatment and prevention met last week in Havre de Grace, speaking about factors that drive addiction, stagnate recovery and stigmatize substance use disorder.—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stagnate
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Etymology
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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