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noun

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Recent Examples of static
Adjective
The difficulty is that each single observation looks like meaningless static. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025 That session included upwards of 60 reps of static throwing to different areas of the field. Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The protagonist of Nightbitch is only capable of change because supernatural forces pick her out of the crowd—and so, by implication, real women who resemble this character are stuck in static, all-too-human lives until the impossible happens for them as well. Nathaniel Moore september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025 The company performed a static test fire of the Super Heavy booster slated for Starship's 11th launch. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for static
Recent Examples of Synonyms for static
Adjective
  • The alligators of Arctic Canada lay motionless in the swamps to wait out months of polar night, as dawn redwoods filtered the starlight.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After sustaining the impact, Walker remained face down on the field, lying motionless.
    Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Democrats have long conceded that the party needs a new vision after voters soundly rejected their presidential ticket last fall, and internal squabbles about the party’s future have spilled out into the public.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • At first, the women appear to be locked in a petty squabble over Daniel’s attention and affection.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There are several variations, including the front squat, goblet squat (holding a weight or kettle bell), back squat (holding a bar on the shoulders) and the split squat (stationary lunge).
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The exercise can be performed on various equipment including stationary bikes, rowing machines, or assault bikes, with participants maintaining approximately 75-80% of their maximum heart rate during the active intervals.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Among Democrats, criticism has grown louder as the war becomes deeply unpopular with the party base.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the Cowboys, who gave out big extensions to wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott, couldn't come to terms with him on a new deal, which led to Jones receiving plenty of criticism.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Joseph substituted Toklomati before stoppage time, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • California environmental officials released guidance for soil testing in late August, but aren’t working on protocols for smoke pollution in standing homes.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dispute was heard by an arbitrator (and not a judge) because, per SPAC language and accompanying NBPA regulations, player-agent disputes are subject to arbitration.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dishwasher was made in America, though there is some dispute over who did it.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite their name, the mobile homes are conspicuously immobile.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Through attorney Darren Heitner of Heitner Legal, Turner in the arbitration hearing made several arguments that he’s entitled to the 4% commission on the Clippers contract.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Rutte and Grynkewich described NATO’s eastern flank as the front line of defense, but dismissed arguments that the whole alliance wasn’t at risk of Russian aggression.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Static.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/static. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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