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
His federalizing of National Guard units has brought stasis to criminal justice in the District because judges and juries are not likely to indict or set trials because of questionable constitutionality.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Pagel describes species mostly being held in a kind of temporary stasis.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
The work’s glacial pace, indebted to the drones of Indian raga, inspired Riley to experiment with stasis and repetition.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Players also find a stasis net, which temporarily slows robots so that Diana can easily hack them without fear of being struck.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Pagel describes species mostly being held in a kind of temporary stasis.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
The work’s glacial pace, indebted to the drones of Indian raga, inspired Riley to experiment with stasis and repetition.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Players also find a stasis net, which temporarily slows robots so that Diana can easily hack them without fear of being struck.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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This careful equilibrium is so seamless that most people don’t think about it until something goes wrong.—
Aimee Pugh Bernard,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
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Of course, this requires an incredible sense of equilibrium in the vineyard, including pinpointing when the grapes have reached full ripeness while still retaining a very high level of acidity, leaving a very small window for picking.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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