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as in static
fixed in a place or position
the casino is actually in a nonmoving vessel permanently docked on the city's waterfront
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2
as in motionless
incapable of moving or being moved
all of the machine's nonmoving parts
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmoving
Adjective
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Siemens said Digital Twin Composer represents a shift from static models to living systems that evolve alongside real-world operations, enabling industrial AI to move from concept to execution at scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The senior from Cibolo fell face-first to the ground and remained motionless as trainers made their way to the field.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of Waymo’s 2026 self-driving ride-hailing fleet rollout in Nashville, a recent mass power outage in San Francisco left many of its vehicles motionless.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The bench units, led by the immovable Jamal Shead, thwart first, second and third tries to fight to the basket.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since Odighizuwa’s contract is largely immovable after being signed last offseason, Williams’ deal has the most freedom outside of Clark.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The lawsuit also claims Cortez’s truck was immobile due to the crash and could not have accelerated toward the officers.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lack of sidewalk leaves some residents immobile Susan Mulheren is a big clothes, shoes and jewelry person.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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On November 27, Threads user @terabear14 posted a still image from the first episode of Stranger Things Season 5, showing a missing poster for Jane Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown)—better known as Eleven—pinned to a hallway wall at Hawkins High School.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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The project is composed of 1,500 pages of still-life photos of objects she’s collected throughout her life.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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When the episode premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, the speech got a standing ovation.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Our standing height is not great.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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So this is really one to watch, because historically the MAGA base has been unmovable.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
14 Dec. 2025
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Apple may seem like an unmovable force today, sitting at number four on the Fortune 500 and having sold more than three billion iPhones.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Nonmoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmoving. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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