as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
But others fear that by refusing to change, growth in Deerfield Beach will remain stagnant.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
But her government first must tackle rising prices and stagnant wages, complicating her ultra-conservative social agenda on immigration and women’s rights.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
As Seminole County moves forward with plans to build an indoor events complex , officials hope the facility will boost tourist tax revenues at a time when the number of visitors to the county has remained stagnant.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Though nationally, vehicle ownership remains high and deeply ingrained in American life, in some major metropolitan areas, ownership rates have become stagnant or even declined.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
But her government first must tackle rising prices and stagnant wages, complicating her ultra-conservative social agenda on immigration and women’s rights.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
As Seminole County moves forward with plans to build an indoor events complex , officials hope the facility will boost tourist tax revenues at a time when the number of visitors to the county has remained stagnant.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Though nationally, vehicle ownership remains high and deeply ingrained in American life, in some major metropolitan areas, ownership rates have become stagnant or even declined.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Ballerina Farms website sells items including frozen beef, jerky and merchandise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dove for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.—
Braulio Tellez
Mar. 2,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors allege that when the victim fell to the ground unconscious and motionless, the driver of the vehicle got out and kicked the victim in the head.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Beazley showed a still image of the man to a firm supervisor.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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