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
An indictment against Castro – or other Cuban leaders – is widely seen as a potential first step toward upending Cuba’s political status quo, including unleashing military action on the island.
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Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
That represents a dramatic upheaval of the car industry’s status quo.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
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Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
That represents a dramatic upheaval of the car industry’s status quo.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 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 25 May. 2026.
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