as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.
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Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Artificial devices must provide a uniform flow and mixing of the amniotic fluid without the presence of disturbing flows or stagnant areas.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
But male-skewing sectors like manufacturing, tech, financial activities, and media have been stagnant or contracting.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The team came coming out stagnant offensively, and shots that are usually automatic for the Huskies refused to fall.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Artificial devices must provide a uniform flow and mixing of the amniotic fluid without the presence of disturbing flows or stagnant areas.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
But male-skewing sectors like manufacturing, tech, financial activities, and media have been stagnant or contracting.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The team came coming out stagnant offensively, and shots that are usually automatic for the Huskies refused to fall.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stagnant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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The Eddie Murphy Rule is better equipped for regulating frozen orange juice concentrate and other commodities than prediction markets.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the frozen hiring market appears to be dragging on wages.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Alongside college basketball icon Bill Raftery, Hill sat motionless as the ball rattled in, hand over his mouth, at a complete loss for words.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The man is later seen lying motionless on the street as bystanders and police attempt to wake him.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Suddenly all of those wolves appeared to pile on one wolf, and the growling and yipping carried for miles in the still, cold air.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen prepares to enter the Orion crew capsule for the Artemis II mission in a still image from video.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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