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 return, Iran would allow international inspectors into enrichment sites and maintain its nuclear program status quo during negotiations, without dismantling facilities.
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Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Anyway, things continue to be tenuous at The Bear, as Sydney, Richie, Natalie and Carmy are forced to adjust to their new status quo, with a wholly undefined new power structure.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound critics of the colonial status quo?
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Anyway, things continue to be tenuous at The Bear, as Sydney, Richie, Natalie and Carmy are forced to adjust to their new status quo, with a wholly undefined new power structure.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound critics of the colonial status quo?
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status quo
normality
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The second payment comes when expectations come back to normality.
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But normality is gauged by behavior, an individual’s social life.
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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status%20quo. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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