1
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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2
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
They are joined by a swimming pool and, down a stone staircase, a stationary pier for getting out on the water.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
In it, moving clocks tick more slowly than stationary ones, and rulers shrink.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of just collecting these animals in their adult jellyfish-like form, Prudkovsky would collect them in their immature semi-stationary form and raise them in a laboratory.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The box contains 484 pieces, such as wheel rims to create cars or a green baseplate for stationary creations.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
In it, moving clocks tick more slowly than stationary ones, and rulers shrink.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of just collecting these animals in their adult jellyfish-like form, Prudkovsky would collect them in their immature semi-stationary form and raise them in a laboratory.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The box contains 484 pieces, such as wheel rims to create cars or a green baseplate for stationary creations.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationary
Adjective
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Merging dining and design offers more product interaction than the static and leisurely pace of traditional furniture retail.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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Zhang further explained that traditional anti-jamming techniques rely on static assumptions and often fail in rapidly changing conditions, causing serious performance losses.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Touch screens are the worst, thanks to the constant exposure to our oily fingers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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That said, one critical component has remained constant – the Chicago Bears belong to more than just Chicago.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Not at all motionless essence, but endless motion.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video, which bears a watermark suggesting it was livestreamed on the video platform Kick, showed Jackson straddling Smith before repeatedly punching him in the face and the side of his head, even when Smith was lying motionless.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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All of these efforts stemmed from the belief that democratic societies based on free markets would create politically stable and prosperous societies.—
Time,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In general, sea anemones are known to keep their tube-like bodies relatively vertical and are considered immobile, researchers said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ether prices have been languishing lately, failing to mount a notable comeback after peaking late last month and then suffering a steady decline.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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One surged; the other held fairly steady.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her son, Pax, 21, joined the audience in giving her a standing ovation following the film’s premiere.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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And scores of the world’s top auteurs came to compete with strong new titles — many of them instant Oscar contenders the moment the customary standing ovations wound down each night inside Venice’s Sala Grande cinema.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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An unchanging body map could be a huge boost for the emerging field of brain-computer interfaces, which can allow a paralyzed person to speak or move a robotic arm.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
27 Aug. 2025
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Attackers see these rigid, unchanging patterns as roadmaps.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Stationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationary. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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