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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Recent Examples of static
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Focus your eyes in the dark and watch the static bloom.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Wage garnishment isn't necessarily static.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Focus your eyes in the dark and watch the static bloom.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lying Leg Raises Lying leg raises target your lower abs by keeping your torso static while creating tension by lifting your legs off the floor straight into the air.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for static
Adjective
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At the sweet sound of the final whistle, Martin Odegaard rolled onto the turf and lay there motionless.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene showed Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters using a jack to raise the wreckage of a car off a motionless person and check for vital signs.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Season two is largely about power dynamics and money squabbles between players, co-workers, family members and friends.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The playground squabbles should be sorted out with a good clout round to the head.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Potential future applications for the technology include electric vehicles, humanoid robotics, and stationary energy storage systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ground Covers * Use in-ground sprinklers; select stationary heads for plantings more than a foot tall and low-precipitation-rate heads for ground covers (including lawns) on a slope.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bovino, who led much of the immigration enforcement operation in Chicago and the suburbs, as well as in Minnesota before retiring this year amid criticism, declined to appear before the commission.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Irish comedy writer has become better known for his assertion that trans women are men and criticism of trans activism, expressed in often vituperative social media posts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The shivering crowd rose to give the new council members a standing ovation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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During the first timeout, the team played a tribute video that drew a standing ovation, with fans holding signs and wearing Reese jerseys throughout the arena.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By 2009, Cage was facing serious financial strain, including a dispute with the IRS over $6 million in unpaid taxes.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The statement notably excludes Anthropic, which has been in dispute with the Pentagon over guardrails for how the military could use its artificial intelligence tools.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The victim told police Walton became enraged over not receiving a tip, leading to an argument.—
Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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During debate, DeSantis’s general counsel, David Axelman, argued that complying with prior court mandates risked acknowledging that race played a role in drawing districts, echoing legal arguments at the center of the Louisiana case.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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“Static.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/static. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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