statics

Definition of staticsnext
plural of static

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for statics
Noun
  • Avoid money quarrels with everyone.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
  • His quarrels with Massie and interest in relitigating the 2020 election seem to animate him more, too.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At least five competing proposals have emerged from major coalitions, several of which have fractured in recent days as internal disputes deepened.
    JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • At least five competing proposals have emerged from major coalitions, several of which have fractured in recent days as internal disputes deepened.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Discovery squabbles Now, attorneys in the ET Gathering and Processing lawsuit are squabbling over the pace of the production of records in the discovery phase.
    Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 3 Feb. 2026
  • At 75 years old, NATO has survived storms before, from squabbles over trade to estrangement over wars in Vietnam and Iraq.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ratcliffe’s comments align with the arguments made by Britain’s right-wing populist Reform UK party, which ties its anti-immigrant message to protecting the country.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The court is in the middle of a four-week break from hearing arguments and issuing opinions.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The same rule that bans smoking and the use of cell phones during debates, among other things, also bars the display of slogans, banners or plaques.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Legal closure, unresolved debates With the misdemeanor plea now entered, Kamau avoids a felony conviction and the uncertainty of a jury trial.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In some ways it was set up to fail from the moment those infamous quotation marks around the title were revealed; an attempt by Fennell to get ahead of the very criticisms that have been published this week.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Similar criticisms arose when the board made its last appointment — District 7 member Alex Arroyo, who in early 2025 replaced former board member Monica Silva after she was elected Kane County coroner.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Previously, there was also a recasting of the original leads, Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler, due to scheduling conflicts, with Spaeny and Starkey taking over the roles.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Statics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statics. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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