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
Greg Abbott is the candidate of status quo, of the insider club enriching themselves with our taxpayer dollars.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Hats off to the two youngins for challenging the horological status quo.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
For 50 years, that status quo held uneasily, as subsequent peace efforts failed.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump’s trade war has thrown the global trade status quo into disarray, and investors are looking to move their assets from more volatile paper currency.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Hats off to the two youngins for challenging the horological status quo.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
For 50 years, that status quo held uneasily, as subsequent peace efforts failed.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump’s trade war has thrown the global trade status quo into disarray, and investors are looking to move their assets from more volatile paper currency.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status quo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for status quo
normality
Noun
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Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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