the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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The one certainty is that Counsell is not using the Cubs’ hot streak as a reason to stick with the status quo.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In Los Angeles, rebuilding after last year's devastating wildfires has been a race to the status quo, with speed winning out over safety and strength.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
After a winless and woeful six-game trip to Philadelphia and Tampa Bay, staying with the status quo wasn’t an option.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Budgets are about priorities, and for too long the status quo hasn’t prioritized families and workers who are putting in the effort and still struggling to make ends meet.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In Los Angeles, rebuilding after last year's devastating wildfires has been a race to the status quo, with speed winning out over safety and strength.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
After a winless and woeful six-game trip to Philadelphia and Tampa Bay, staying with the status quo wasn’t an option.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Budgets are about priorities, and for too long the status quo hasn’t prioritized families and workers who are putting in the effort and still struggling to make ends meet.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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