as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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Recent Examples of stagnant
Air out stagnant energy as the moon and Venus harmonize.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Japan has hovered near 250 percent for decades while seeing stagnant real wages.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Airports can still be busy Despite stagnant air travel expected amongst Tennessee travelers, airports can still be busy.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Potentially hazardous air quality has gripped Phoenix, Arizona, as a combination of stagnant weather, windblown dust, and warm temperatures fueled a rise in PM10 pollution, prompting hazy skies and health warnings across the region.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Japan has hovered near 250 percent for decades while seeing stagnant real wages.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Airports can still be busy Despite stagnant air travel expected amongst Tennessee travelers, airports can still be busy.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Potentially hazardous air quality has gripped Phoenix, Arizona, as a combination of stagnant weather, windblown dust, and warm temperatures fueled a rise in PM10 pollution, prompting hazy skies and health warnings across the region.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant
Adjective
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Slurpee history 7-Eleven licensed the frozen drink in 1965 from Omar Knedlik, who founded what became the Icee company.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Alaska An aerial view of the Dalton Highway and a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) crossing over the frozen Atigun River during the early morning hours of May 9, 2025 about 22 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Mountains rise suddenly and everywhere, reflected perfectly in the still fjords and inlets beneath, as if replicating the Game of Thrones intro.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Slavik displayed a still image from the March 2016 video that apparently depicts Combs dragging Ventura down the hall of a Los Angeles hotel.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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