the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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The Hall heard his request and eventually decided to keep the status quo.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
While the world continues to push unattainable beauty standards into every aspect of our lives, women of all ages are quietly protesting the status quo by starting a revolution that embraces aging and natural beauty rather than rejecting them.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Change always has a cost, but any place facing the same type of downturn Higueruela experienced also has to contend with the risk of maintaining the status quo and consider whether that’s even possible.
—Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Punk has always been about rebellion and rejecting the status quo.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
While the world continues to push unattainable beauty standards into every aspect of our lives, women of all ages are quietly protesting the status quo by starting a revolution that embraces aging and natural beauty rather than rejecting them.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Change always has a cost, but any place facing the same type of downturn Higueruela experienced also has to contend with the risk of maintaining the status quo and consider whether that’s even possible.
—Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Punk has always been about rebellion and rejecting the status quo.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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