as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
Providers have attributed the increase largely to rising rents and higher cost of living overall while incomes remain stagnant.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
The question for Britain is whether his easygoing charm and gift for communication will be enough to successfully lead a grumpy, stagnant country that has already had six prime ministers since the Brexit referendum in 2016.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But for all of that motion, Pond occupy a surprisingly stagnant place in modern psychedelia.
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Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy.
—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
The question for Britain is whether his easygoing charm and gift for communication will be enough to successfully lead a grumpy, stagnant country that has already had six prime ministers since the Brexit referendum in 2016.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But for all of that motion, Pond occupy a surprisingly stagnant place in modern psychedelia.
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Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
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Enjoy delicious slushies and frozen cocktails this summer with this premium slushie maker.
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What’s a summer without a tasty frozen beverage to cool down on those scorching hot days?
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Her bus got within 2 miles of the stadium after 25 minutes, and then sat motionless for 30 minutes at Raytown Road and Ozark Road intersection.
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Hodges then fell to the ground and appeared motionless.
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Now the second-most expensive Matisse painting to be sold at auction, La Chaise lorraine from 1919 is a still-life motif depicts a wooden chair upon which a plate of peaches is perched.
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The Olympian also tied for third place on the still rings, but – like Claire Pease – missed out on the medal due to a tiebreaker.
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