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 burnout and stagnant wages have sparked a retention crisis among truckers, and the industry as a whole appears to be in a period of flux.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The agency also warned that the government’s rising debt could lead to higher borrowing costs, higher costs for goods and services, and stagnant wages, impacting Americans’ personal finances.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
The house feels like it was made to hold stagnant air.
—Karly Hartzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
My toxic relationship with alcohol left me stagnant with closed eyes, hindering my growth and my healing.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The agency also warned that the government’s rising debt could lead to higher borrowing costs, higher costs for goods and services, and stagnant wages, impacting Americans’ personal finances.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
The house feels like it was made to hold stagnant air.
—Karly Hartzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
My toxic relationship with alcohol left me stagnant with closed eyes, hindering my growth and my healing.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Aquastar (USA) Corp recalled several frozen raw shrimp products, marketed under the AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix brand names, according to the official FDA announcement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While all this is going on, the rest of the gang is splitting up to find Marie and warn her about Annabeth’s nightmare-premonition of her bloodied, motionless body.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the eastbound direction, between the queue of cars and congregation of responders, lay a motionless helicopter, not in the sky, but on the ground; not right-side-up but on its roof.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 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
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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