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
Its current stasis, whatever the exact numbers, reflects stagnant levels of foreign migration, a much lower birth rate and an ongoing net loss in state-to-state migration.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Despite years of stasis, its concrete base remains solid, according to Yang and Kingsley, who hired national construction consulting firm Marx Okubo last year to assess the site.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2026
The stasis of the story’s first half begins, at last, to shift.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Despite years of stasis, its concrete base remains solid, according to Yang and Kingsley, who hired national construction consulting firm Marx Okubo last year to assess the site.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2026
The stasis of the story’s first half begins, at last, to shift.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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Once price breaks above or below the cloud, traders often watch to see whether price holds above or below the Kijun-sen, which acts as an equilibrium level, before confirming a new trend direction.—
Karl Montevirgen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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With Brent crude hovering above $115 and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, the question is whether the labor market’s low-hire, low-fire equilibrium can survive an energy shock.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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