as in recession
a lack of activity or development and especially economic development
After years of economic stagnation, employment numbers began to rise.
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Recent Examples of stagnation
Polls give Magyar's Tisza party a double-digit lead with Hungarians weary of years of corruption accusations, clashes with the EU and economic stagnation.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Later this month, design critics and retail analysts will be scrutinizing the introduction of a slew of new products in the first collection by global creative director Jonathan Cheung for signs of stagnation or renaissance.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
But some stagnation, frequent offensive cold snaps and too many turnovers doomed the Hornets in a 111-99 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Wrexham were in a stage of stagnation at the time and the Racecourse Ground, as it was known in those days, in a state of disrepair.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Later this month, design critics and retail analysts will be scrutinizing the introduction of a slew of new products in the first collection by global creative director Jonathan Cheung for signs of stagnation or renaissance.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
But some stagnation, frequent offensive cold snaps and too many turnovers doomed the Hornets in a 111-99 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Wrexham were in a stage of stagnation at the time and the Racecourse Ground, as it was known in those days, in a state of disrepair.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnation
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Given the choice of pulling out of half of their in-game buys during the sleepier quarters, marketers may choose to exercise those options if a recession is in full, sickly bloom.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Last year, employers added an average of just 9,700 jobs a month, the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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His response to his slump showed that he is built for New York.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Starting off in a slump, especially a season that comes with such high expectations, is never easy.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Growing up on a farm in Wabasha, Minnesota, one of 18 children, Bea milked cows and attended a one-room schoolhouse during the great depression.—
Irene Gonzalez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hoang models the potential sales of these drugs by using Johnson & Johnson's Spravato, an intranasal ketamine derivative first approved to address treatment-resistant depression in 2019 , as a case study.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Stagnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnation. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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