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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Even as interest rates on other borrowing products stagnated or, in the case of mortgages, ticked up, rates on home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have remained affordable and even declined in many weeks.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The test results, part of an assessment called the Nation’s Report Card, have stagnated since the pandemic.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Stagnation, or zero or even falling output, means fewer jobs, so unemployment rates will rise and numbers of people with jobs will stagnate or fall.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
But low inventory, skyrocketing mortgage rates, and stagnating wage growth have scrambled those milestones for some.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The test results, part of an assessment called the Nation’s Report Card, have stagnated since the pandemic.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Stagnation, or zero or even falling output, means fewer jobs, so unemployment rates will rise and numbers of people with jobs will stagnate or fall.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
But low inventory, skyrocketing mortgage rates, and stagnating wage growth have scrambled those milestones for some.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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