as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a free-form sculpture that manages to suggest movement while remaining an immotile object
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Adjective
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This includes a customizable home screen that can display time, temperature, weather, humidity, outdoor air quality, and more (versus a static screen), and energy-saving implementations that can either run automatically or require you to opt-in through the Google Home app.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Spray some anti-static spray on your microfiber cloth, then wipe down the baseboards.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Sunday’s match between Elche and Athletic Club, however, Spanish broadcaster DAZN showed a wide angle of all 22 players motionless for the 15 seconds.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Howard went down hard after hitting another player and remained motionless on the field as trainers rushed to his side.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The image of David was a still frame from a Hamas propaganda video.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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After tribal leader Javier Chocobar raised a still camera to record what the men were doing, one of them shot him dead.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The degree of difficulty rises significantly with the immobile Flacco, but the Bengals will be banking on his understanding of getting the ball out to avoid those hits.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Over-exploiters become stuck in a rut, lacking motivation, and get bored.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Otherwise, those high knees stayed stuck in place.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Immotile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immotile. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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