as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
an examination of the slides of nonmotile cells
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Adjective
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When a soccer player runs downfield in anticipation of the ball being passed to them, the goal is to have the ball arrive where the player will be in the future, but that mental calculation is familiar to us, intuitively, because the soccer field itself is static and unchanging.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026 -
These static exercises involve holding a position without moving, like wall sits or planks.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The camera also captured a skate, visible in the footage and motionless on the seabed.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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The footage also captured a skate, motionless on the seabed.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Medical officers skied down the frozen halfpipe to tend to the slender, immobile frame on the snow.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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This teal hip fracture bedpan has an easy-grip handle on both the front and sides for more comfortable use for fracture and immobile patients.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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The campaign, shot in Paris by Adam Peter Johnson, unfolds through stark portraits and graphic still-life images.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Nonmotile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmotile. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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