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as in static
fixed in a place or position
a stationary bicycle is good for exercise, but you won't enjoy the scenery very much
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as in constant
not undergoing a change in condition
auction prices for that artist's works have been stationary for some time
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Recent Examples of stationary
LMBs store large amounts of energy efficiently, but their use has been limited to stationary systems because the liquid inside shifts when the battery is in motion, potentially causing short circuits.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Stepping outside the racing area, LaMagna pointed to a multilevel VR station with stationary headsets that dangle from the ceiling.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
How to Make Marilyn Monroe’s Stuffing Monroe’s stuffing recipe, which was originally handwritten by the celeb herself on stationary and later shared in the 2012 book Fragments and in The New York Times, has a lengthy ingredient list.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Stepping outside the racing area, LaMagna pointed to a multilevel VR station with stationary headsets that dangle from the ceiling.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
How to Make Marilyn Monroe’s Stuffing Monroe’s stuffing recipe, which was originally handwritten by the celeb herself on stationary and later shared in the 2012 book Fragments and in The New York Times, has a lengthy ingredient list.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationary
Adjective
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Electric roads are viewed as part of a broader charging ecosystem rather than a replacement for static chargers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the pipeline may only barely put Mesa’s water budget in the black under the static reduction.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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One constant problem was pass rush.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The senior from Cibolo fell face-first to the ground and remained motionless as trainers made their way to the field.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of Waymo’s 2026 self-driving ride-hailing fleet rollout in Nashville, a recent mass power outage in San Francisco left many of its vehicles motionless.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Dec. 2025
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Polk said the astronaut is stable but that diagnostic uncertainty in microgravity prompted NASA to err on the side of bringing the crew member back to Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Treaties assume shared values, stable circumstances, and mutual benefit.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s no forgetting the (quite long) final scene in which the shirtless star does his best to sell a battle between himself and a mostly immobile Satan as nothing less than the ultimate clash between good and evil (while one of Thor’s songs plays on the soundtrack, naturally).—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Except when the characters are actually working among the vines, the cast’s performances are largely immobile and their speech declamatory.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Canales wants to keep the operation steady and focused this week.—
Mike Kaye
January 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Property owners and brokers, however, are encouraged by a steady increase in asking rents in the South Bay, according to the report.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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When the episode premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, the speech got a standing ovation.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Our standing height is not great.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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This was a direct contradiction of the leading hypothesis, which was that dark energy was the cosmological constant and, therefore, unchanging.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Dec. 2025
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Activists with unchanging missions might be easier to pin down (and thus less likely to be forgotten).—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Stationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationary. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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