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
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
For one thing, ancestral dialogue comes before religious dogma, with neither artist treating tradition as static.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 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
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Adjective
The curler is coated in a layer of tourmaline ceramic that releases negative ions to eliminate frizz and static.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
For one thing, ancestral dialogue comes before religious dogma, with neither artist treating tradition as static.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
The spider lair is dark, static and repetitive with a lot of webs and not much interaction.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for static
Adjective
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The lengthy pre-copulation stage involved all three sharks motionless on the seafloor for nearly an hour, after which the female started swimming with one male shark biting onto each of her pectoral fins.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meetings regularly break out into heated squabbles between commissioners, the mayor and other city officials.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cycling even just once or a few times per week can make a difference, Singh added, and indoor stationary cycling — though not included in the study — is an option for those concerned about safety from traffic.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Stellantis first deployed this IBIS system in a stationary energy storage system but more recently has implemented it in a Peugeot e-3008 for testing.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an amusing touch for viewers who can recognize Baker and know his craft, his character is a grump who has nothing but criticism for the Halloween décor.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lexington officials faced criticism after the April home explosion, as community members claimed the boy’s death could have been avoided if proper alerts were in place.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After they were eliminated, the capacity crowd gave the team a standing ovation.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Following the governor's order, Wisconsin issued a standing medical order allowing most residents to get the vaccine without a prescription.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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And with the network television settlements, the payouts arose after personal legal disputes.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Rivard, once an adventure sports junkie with a passion for skiing, turned to art after an injury in his 20s left him immobile.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even if a dissenting perspective isn’t correct or better, dissent brings different views to the fore so that they can be debated, and that improves and sharpens arguments, options and outcomes.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Be careful of triggering an argument.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Static.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/static. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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