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as in static
fixed in a place or position
the casino is actually in a nonmoving vessel permanently docked on the city's waterfront
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as in motionless
incapable of moving or being moved
all of the machine's nonmoving parts
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Adjective
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These insights allow finance teams to spot high-impact areas for resource allocation, moving beyond traditional, static budgeting models.—
Sasha Vyash,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Rather than a static tribute to the countryside, Huo’s lovely roving eye for composition and gentle hand with drama trace the challenges and enduring bonds among several hard-working generations of farmers.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At Chelsea, his path to the first team was blocked by Cole Palmer, an immovable object if ever there was one.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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An immovable object and a crushing force, and something’s gotta give.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This backward motion began to manifest itself after Mars arrived at its first stationary point on Dec. 7.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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That moisture will combine with a stationary arctic front late Sunday and early Monday to bring snow from the northern Rockies and into the northern Plains.—
Joel Shannon,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Angela works at a strip club where women’s clothes come off not through dances but via jump cuts; their faces are expressionless and their bodies immobile, as if they’ve been reduced to deadpan pin-up poses.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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That is, if the rider is immobile for more than 15 seconds.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The announcements of performances from The Backstreet Boys and Bad Bunny also led to immediate standing ovations.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Yet All received rapturous standing ovations on Thursday, Feb. 13, when the musical opened at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City after a run last spring at La Jolla Playhouse.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Observers use a variety of geophysical, chemical, and biological sensors, as well as a still and video cameras to watch for signs of magma flow.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to Powers, he and a private investigator are seen in a still image from a video recording included in the report.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just 58 following a battle with brain cancer on Sept. 30 last year, was one of the most unmovable post forces the league has ever seen.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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That the incumbent commissioner can’t turn the ship around despite what seem like positive intentions is not a mark in favor of keeping her pushing against a seemingly unmovable object.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Nonmoving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmoving. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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