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.

Examples of the status quo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each calculator provides an illustrative view of what a strategy could save compared to the status quo, then connects users to the next practical and feasible step. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026

This explains why about 10% of Mamdani voters were Trump voters in the past, transcending ideological divides to send the same message about the status quo. —Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026

America’s foster children deserve better than the status quo. —Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

Boosters such as hedge fund manager Bill Ackman loaded up on the two in the hopes of scoring a windfall on any privatization plan, but the shares languished for years in over-the-counter trading as the status quo prevailed. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025

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