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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
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Because the speed of light in a vacuum is always constant, this definition is universal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Nov. 2025
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Song, her actors, and her crew were in constant dialogue about their own romantic lives, prioritizing a level of vulnerable, authentic experience to inform Materialists’ complex modern spirit.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Outfitted with a messy wig and white clothes, the robot remains motionless before suddenly collapsing to all fours and crawling, evoking scenes straight out of The Ring or The Exorcist.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tanev immediately dropped to the ice and was motionless for a bit before medical personnel quickly wheeled out a stretcher.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Coaching is stable under Jon Scheyer, who starts his fourth season after replacing the legendary Mike Krzyzewski.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The fund aims to support original game projects from the R&D phase with early-stage capital, offering Taiwanese development teams stable financial backing and professional guidance to transform their ideas into internationally competitive original IPs.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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Over the past half century, one of the fundamentals of American life has been the steady relocation of people—and of the country’s center of gravity—to the Sun Belt.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The technology could one day provide steady, long-lasting power for faster and more flexible deep-space missions, including Mars travel.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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In a world of constant updates, there’s still value in the unchanging.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Because that's what these young girls feel like when a boy walks into their locker room and starts unchanging in front of them.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationary. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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