as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis
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Recent Examples of stasis
The work’s glacial pace, indebted to the drones of Indian raga, inspired Riley to experiment with stasis and repetition.
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William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Players also find a stasis net, which temporarily slows robots so that Diana can easily hack them without fear of being struck.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the subject is a pretext, and the film paradoxically presents in linear narrative an aesthetic experience of ek-stasis, achieved through the breaking of its narrative frame.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Additionally, the autopsy found Bell had stasis dermatitis and edema.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Players also find a stasis net, which temporarily slows robots so that Diana can easily hack them without fear of being struck.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the subject is a pretext, and the film paradoxically presents in linear narrative an aesthetic experience of ek-stasis, achieved through the breaking of its narrative frame.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Additionally, the autopsy found Bell had stasis dermatitis and edema.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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This highlights the system’s ability to maintain equilibrium under external disturbances, a key requirement for real-world use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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And this equilibrium of individuals supported by state benefits versus workers to pay into the system to support them is not a use which the CBO believes will be rebalanced anytime soon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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