as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis
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Recent Examples of stasis
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The balance between stasis and movement is central to most of these tracks, which are typically built around extended tones that twist in place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
At the start of Cameron's entry, Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley has been asleep in stasis for 57 years since the events of the first movie.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
In the decades since residents in Somalia’s northwest region broke away from the East African nation during its 1991 civil war, Somaliland, as the area is known, has existed largely in geopolitical stasis.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The balance between stasis and movement is central to most of these tracks, which are typically built around extended tones that twist in place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
At the start of Cameron's entry, Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley has been asleep in stasis for 57 years since the events of the first movie.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
In the decades since residents in Somalia’s northwest region broke away from the East African nation during its 1991 civil war, Somaliland, as the area is known, has existed largely in geopolitical stasis.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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The work of Ayurveda, then, is to restore equilibrium.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Then, with fewer and smaller oxygen-consuming animals and more plants gobbling up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, the balance will change, eventually reaching equilibrium.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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