stagnate
verb
stag·nate
ˈstag-ˌnāt 
stagnated; stagnating
: to become or remain stagnant
a puddle of stagnating water
wages stagnated
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a puddle of stagnating water
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It could also be used to excuse stagnating wages as the cost of living soars.
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Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
But even as talks stagnated, the end result still seemed the likeliest, as Bellinger and the Yankees were such a great pairing last season that the club made the veteran its top priority this winter.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Diplomatic relations stagnate, Greenland is quietly regarded as a disputed zone, and foreign investment stalls as uncertainty rises.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Developers through the last third of the 20th century largely focused on single-family home subdivisions with occasional periods of condo development, and the inventory of apartments stagnated.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
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Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
But even as talks stagnated, the end result still seemed the likeliest, as Bellinger and the Yankees were such a great pairing last season that the club made the veteran its top priority this winter.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Diplomatic relations stagnate, Greenland is quietly regarded as a disputed zone, and foreign investment stalls as uncertainty rises.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Developers through the last third of the 20th century largely focused on single-family home subdivisions with occasional periods of condo development, and the inventory of apartments stagnated.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stagnate
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“Stagnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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