stagnate
verb
stag·nate
ˈstag-ˌnāt 
stagnated; stagnating
: to become or remain stagnant
a puddle of stagnating water
wages stagnated
Examples of stagnate in a Sentence
a puddle of stagnating water
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If Artemis stagnates, China may have the opportunity to leap ahead and beat NASA and its partners to the lunar south pole.
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Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Democrats and Republicans have remained stagnated in negotiations to reopen the government, as Senate Democrats hold out on endorsing a continuing resolution to force a vote on expiring health care subsidies.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, NPR spoke to several air traffic controllers who say morale at the agency was already low before the government shutdown, due to a longstanding staffing shortage across the system, mandatory overtime and stagnating wages.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite a slight dip in overall intake numbers in 2025, adoption rates have also stagnated, especially for adult and senior animals.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Democrats and Republicans have remained stagnated in negotiations to reopen the government, as Senate Democrats hold out on endorsing a continuing resolution to force a vote on expiring health care subsidies.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, NPR spoke to several air traffic controllers who say morale at the agency was already low before the government shutdown, due to a longstanding staffing shortage across the system, mandatory overtime and stagnating wages.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite a slight dip in overall intake numbers in 2025, adoption rates have also stagnated, especially for adult and senior animals.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Stagnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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