Recent Examples on the WebBut by and large, people think that the country is stagnating.—Abc News, ABC News, 23 May 2024 Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has avoided a technical recession but is largely stagnating after watching its economy shrink by 0.3% in 2023.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stagnate
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Word History
Etymology
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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