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
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.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
At the time, many European countries were still attached to the post-Cold War status quo, in which Russia was considered more of a trade partner than an adversary.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The growing push for change has been shaped by a series of cultural milestones and high-profile moments that challenged Hollywood’s status quo.
—Essence, 28 July 2025
Scientific reliability is swapped out in exchange for braggadocio about disrupting a medical status quo that may not even need it.
—Arthur Caplan & James Tabery, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
At the time, many European countries were still attached to the post-Cold War status quo, in which Russia was considered more of a trade partner than an adversary.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The growing push for change has been shaped by a series of cultural milestones and high-profile moments that challenged Hollywood’s status quo.
—Essence, 28 July 2025
Scientific reliability is swapped out in exchange for braggadocio about disrupting a medical status quo that may not even need it.
—Arthur Caplan & James Tabery, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for status quo
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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status%20quo. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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