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a puddle of stagnating water
Recent Examples of stagnate from the Web
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The departures followed years of stagnating wages for teachers, making Arizona teachers among the worst-paid in the country.
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The company is leaning on that business to offset stagnating smartphone shipments, which account for two-thirds of revenue.
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Intel’s chip improvements have stagnated at the same time as Apple’s have accelerated, and now iPhone systems-on-chip are outperforming laptop-class silicon from Intel’s Core line.
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Boyd's revenue had stagnated around $100 million, and the company said Farmer was in a better position to capitalize on industry consolidation.
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The Bucks stagnated offensively and the Lakers pounced, pulling within one with 49.8 seconds left.
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Anne Case and Angus Deaton, two Princeton economists, have argued that a toxic cocktail of opioid addiction and stagnating economic prospects is worsening the problem of premature death, including by suicide, among middle-aged whites.
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But instead, these companies have become burdened with debt that cannot be repaid, while revenue has (at best) stagnated.
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Both jurisdictions trail Philadelphia and have overall growth rates that have stagnated in recent years.
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Origin and Etymology of stagnate
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
STAGNATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stagnate for English Language Learners
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: to stop developing, progressing, moving, etc. : to be or become stagnant
STAGNATE Defined for Kids
Definition of stagnate for Students
stagnated;
stagnating
: to be or become inactive or still
- Business has stagnated.
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