as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
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Recent Examples of status quo
In stable times, these approaches have been shown to build momentum and buy-in from stakeholders and employees alike, softening the rigid status quo.
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Por Michaela J. Kerrissey Y Julia Dibenigno, Harvard Business Review, 20 Aug. 2025
But this is a status quo propped up and defended by the state’s powerful government worker unions.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
The 90-year-old retirement program is so popular that the vast majority of politicians prefer to tolerate the deteriorating status quo rather than jeopardize their political futures by insisting on reforms.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Before Illinois leaders consider a massive transit bailout that puts new tax hikes on the backs of non-riders and continues the broken financial and logistical status quo, the Regional Transit Authority must implement serious internal reforms.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Por Michaela J. Kerrissey Y Julia Dibenigno, Harvard Business Review, 20 Aug. 2025
But this is a status quo propped up and defended by the state’s powerful government worker unions.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
The 90-year-old retirement program is so popular that the vast majority of politicians prefer to tolerate the deteriorating status quo rather than jeopardize their political futures by insisting on reforms.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Before Illinois leaders consider a massive transit bailout that puts new tax hikes on the backs of non-riders and continues the broken financial and logistical status quo, the Regional Transit Authority must implement serious internal reforms.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status quo
normality
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Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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The community responds exactly how they’re supposed to respond, based on their perception of reality, their environmental normality, their foundational roots, and frameworks around family and community.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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