as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
Matthew Rhys plays mayor Tom Loftis who so badly wants to turn his economically stagnant town into the next Martha’s Vineyard.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
His offense was stagnant, iso-heavy and too predictable.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 June 2026
But Connor Yakaitis, the deputy director at CTLVC, said the region’s struggles with high energy costs weren’t simply the result of stagnant supply and rising demand.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
If anything, this transit is here to expose where our thought process, immediate surroundings and inner dialogue have become stagnant.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
His offense was stagnant, iso-heavy and too predictable.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 June 2026
But Connor Yakaitis, the deputy director at CTLVC, said the region’s struggles with high energy costs weren’t simply the result of stagnant supply and rising demand.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
If anything, this transit is here to expose where our thought process, immediate surroundings and inner dialogue have become stagnant.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stagnant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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Felipe’s lineup of frozen treats has earned its own loyal following among locals.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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The European Union will indefinitely immobilize almost $250 billion in frozen Russian assets, a move aimed at bypassing opposition from some bloc members in order to lend funds to Ukraine.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The orbs disappeared quickly most of the time, but in one instance, the agents said an orb hovered motionless in the sky for several hours.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Multitudes fell down and lay motionless.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The campaign extends into still images, some shot by Piccioli himself, and others by photographers Monaris and Zora Sicher for a dedicated Instagram account showing what happened behind the scenes — @keeppprolling.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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