as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis
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Recent Examples of stasis
This second season is once again poking at inertia and stasis and how romantic relationships can crumble into a series of self-destructive choices.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The footage shows Homelander (Antony Starr), who's hellbent on reaching immortal god status, waking up his father, Soldier Boy (Ackles), from cryogenic stasis.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The footage shows Homelander (Antony Starr), who's hellbent on reaching immortal god status, waking up his father, Soldier Boy (Ackles), from cryogenic stasis.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stasis
equilibrium
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Remarkably cool September nights kept sugar levels balanced while maintaining freshness and acidity, allowing for a notable sense of equilibrium in the glass.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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To create it, nature required the specific, violent far-from-equilibrium conditions of July 16, 1945.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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