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adjective

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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest

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static

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noun

as in squabble

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“Static.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/static. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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