as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
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Recent Examples of status quo
That status quo is jolted by Frida (Mélanie Thierry), a writer who comes to observe Gabrielle at work as research for her upcoming novel.
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Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The new status quo in the strait will also occasion a substantial shift in relative power and influence both regionally and globally.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Warsh would break that status quo.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Although the moody, groovy songs on her 1999 debut, No Angel, seemed to hint at danger or allude to Dido’s former life as a teenage wild child, Life for Rent was all middle-class Islington status quo.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The new status quo in the strait will also occasion a substantial shift in relative power and influence both regionally and globally.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Warsh would break that status quo.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Although the moody, groovy songs on her 1999 debut, No Angel, seemed to hint at danger or allude to Dido’s former life as a teenage wild child, Life for Rent was all middle-class Islington status quo.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status quo
normality
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The tariff refunds will help businesses get back to some semblance of normality.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Chloe Claudel, picking up on that thread, directs the play in a cleverly glitchy mode, giving you normality with sudden, jolting gestures that move it into territory that’s unsettling, hilarious, or oddly serene.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status%20quo. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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