Recent Examples on the WebThe eurozone has stagnated for the past five quarters as high prices and interest rates have taken their toll, while the United States has expanded unexpectedly strongly.—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 The $95 billion supplemental funding package that passed the Senate in February has stagnated for months in the House as Johnson has debated a path forward.—Jaala Brown, Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stagnate
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Word History
Etymology
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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