the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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Others on the committee are clinging to the status quo.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
Seoul feared a change in the status quo in Beijing's favor.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Playing it safe and following the status quo won’t hurt, but embracing your more eccentric and unexpected ideas will grab all the right people’s attention.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Yet the parties that surround the dinner over the past several days have in many ways carried on as usual, as attendees seemed to want a break from the dysfunction and a return to the status quo, if just for one weekend with the help of trendy outfits and high-end appetizers.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
Seoul feared a change in the status quo in Beijing's favor.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Playing it safe and following the status quo won’t hurt, but embracing your more eccentric and unexpected ideas will grab all the right people’s attention.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Yet the parties that surround the dinner over the past several days have in many ways carried on as usual, as attendees seemed to want a break from the dysfunction and a return to the status quo, if just for one weekend with the help of trendy outfits and high-end appetizers.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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