as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
And in a pop music landscape where the stagnant Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 is laden with non-budging songs by Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and a Lady Gaga-Bruno Mars duet that are all more than a year old, Francis’ chart newcomer is old enough to start collecting Social Security.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
There are a limited number of enforcement and removal officers — those tasked with tracking down, arresting and removing people in the country illegally — and the number of officers has remained stagnant for years.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Other detractors argue that the government is not addressing broader contributing factors such as soaring food prices, stagnant wages and limited access to affordable nutrition.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
My toxic relationship with alcohol left me stagnant with closed eyes, hindering my growth and my healing.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 May 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
There are a limited number of enforcement and removal officers — those tasked with tracking down, arresting and removing people in the country illegally — and the number of officers has remained stagnant for years.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Other detractors argue that the government is not addressing broader contributing factors such as soaring food prices, stagnant wages and limited access to affordable nutrition.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
My toxic relationship with alcohol left me stagnant with closed eyes, hindering my growth and my healing.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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Russia said Ukraine unexpectedly postponed a transfer involving prisoners of war and the bodies of dead soldiers, leaving more than 1,200 frozen Ukrainian bodies waiting in refrigerated trucks at an exchange point with no one to collect them.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Some fans have their hands over their mouths in disbelief, almost frozen.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Pre-season in still weeks away, so fans would do well to remember that and stay calm.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Debris is spilled onto the street after what the Mayor described as a bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025, in a still image from video.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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