as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis
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Recent Examples of stasis
For now, the inflation recovery depends heavily on this dynamic remaining in fragile stasis.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Its $185 billion valuation isn’t a signal of stasis stalking the technology space, but powerful dynamism all around us.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Nix throwing less this summer shouldn’t be confused with stasis.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
His federalizing of National Guard units has brought stasis to criminal justice in the District because judges and juries are not likely to indict or set trials because of questionable constitutionality.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Its $185 billion valuation isn’t a signal of stasis stalking the technology space, but powerful dynamism all around us.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Nix throwing less this summer shouldn’t be confused with stasis.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
His federalizing of National Guard units has brought stasis to criminal justice in the District because judges and juries are not likely to indict or set trials because of questionable constitutionality.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stasis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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These problems also occurred in the first weeks of the previous cease-fire, which lasted from January to March of this year; once the level of aid reached an equilibrium with the population’s needs, however, the looting abated.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two players in their scenario were already in a state of equilibrium.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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