as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a free-form sculpture that manages to suggest movement while remaining an immotile object
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Adjective
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Merging dining and design offers more product interaction than the static and leisurely pace of traditional furniture retail.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Zhang further explained that traditional anti-jamming techniques rely on static assumptions and often fail in rapidly changing conditions, causing serious performance losses.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The missions led to several breakthroughs, including a motionless lane-switch mechanism, a safer magnetic levitation system, and improved structural resilience.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Small panfish and bream float stunned and motionless in the five feet or so of zapped lake around the boat, but the target eels do not seem as susceptible in the marshy edges that are lined with brush.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors said police later identified Korosa from a community bulletin containing a still image from the CTA surveillance video.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Still, the richest, most enduring pleasures here are formal ones, beginning with the exacting still-life compositions and oily, vehement primary hues of Jenkins’ 16mm lensing, which can make a painterly subject of a maritime squall or a mustard-yellow wading boot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In general, sea anemones are known to keep their tube-like bodies relatively vertical and are considered immobile, researchers said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Or will travelers stay stuck in the Instagram era?—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The difference between people who achieve their most important goals and those who stay stuck often isn’t talent, luck, or even opportunity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Immotile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immotile. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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