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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In addition to its status quo double-big lineup featuring Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaylin Williams checked in earlier than usual and forced Jokic into tough shots.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 requires that the United States provide defensive arms to the island while maintaining its own capability to resist any attempt to change the cross-Taiwan Strait status quo by other than peaceful means.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
But sometimes the pretense of consensus can perpetuate attachment to an unjust status quo.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, many in the media, government union bosses and some in Congress are fighting to keep in place the broken status quo.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 requires that the United States provide defensive arms to the island while maintaining its own capability to resist any attempt to change the cross-Taiwan Strait status quo by other than peaceful means.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
But sometimes the pretense of consensus can perpetuate attachment to an unjust status quo.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, many in the media, government union bosses and some in Congress are fighting to keep in place the broken status quo.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status quo
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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status%20quo. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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