the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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Practice being more assertive, and don’t be afraid to challenge the status quo.
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Megan Malone, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Children are more open-minded and ready to accept change, to be amazed and to grasp transformation without clinging to the status quo.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 June 2025
Younger party members and candidates are demanding change within leadership and seeking to remove incumbents, claiming the establishment is too stuck in the status quo to properly oppose GOP control of Washington.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Changes to the coaching staff seem to indicate that while there is an emphasis on maintaining the status quo, things won’t be entirely the same schematically.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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Megan Malone, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Children are more open-minded and ready to accept change, to be amazed and to grasp transformation without clinging to the status quo.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 June 2025
Younger party members and candidates are demanding change within leadership and seeking to remove incumbents, claiming the establishment is too stuck in the status quo to properly oppose GOP control of Washington.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Changes to the coaching staff seem to indicate that while there is an emphasis on maintaining the status quo, things won’t be entirely the same schematically.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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