as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
The main concern is the stagnant nature of the offense, largely down to the absence of some key weapons – Rashee Rice is missing through suspension and Xavier Worthy suffered a freak shoulder injury in Week 1.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Despite falling $12 over the past month, the average rent in America is $2,088, according to Zillow, and many Americans are struggling to make on-time payments with stagnant salaries and high costs of living.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Ticket supply has remained relatively stagnant amid the growth moment.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Mahomes has been sacked twice in each of the first two games, and the running game has been stagnant outside of quarterback scrambles.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Despite falling $12 over the past month, the average rent in America is $2,088, according to Zillow, and many Americans are struggling to make on-time payments with stagnant salaries and high costs of living.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Ticket supply has remained relatively stagnant amid the growth moment.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Mahomes has been sacked twice in each of the first two games, and the running game has been stagnant outside of quarterback scrambles.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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From the frozen Arctic to the windswept Mongolian steppe, necessity and environment shaped diets that leaned heavily — sometimes almost entirely — on meat.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The alligators of Arctic Canada lay motionless in the swamps to wait out months of polar night, as dawn redwoods filtered the starlight.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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After sustaining the impact, Walker remained face down on the field, lying motionless.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The original distillery, and its still, were built in the 1800s.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The still, small, splash of salt water against the concrete.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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