as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest
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as in squabble
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Recent Examples of static
Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The conflict, while not resolved, had lapsed into a relatively static conflict in recent years.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the past decade, Robert has built a body of work that reveals the many ways insects and arachnids use and experience static.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Rebel forces launched a surprise attack this week, capturing a number of villages and reigniting conflict that had been largely static for years.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The conflict, while not resolved, had lapsed into a relatively static conflict in recent years.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
In quieter moments, when James’s portable radio isn’t buzzing with the static of lurching nearby enemies and the soundtrack isn’t swirling with industrial dread, playing Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 led me to reflect on video-game remakes more broadly.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the past decade, Robert has built a body of work that reveals the many ways insects and arachnids use and experience static.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for static
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While many of the family squabbles do eventually combust, Headland seems to acquiesce here and treads a little too delicately.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Both Sinema and Manchin won their 2018 elections as Democrats but became independents in recent years amid intraparty squabbles.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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After reading about others’ experiences with the stationary bike, he was inspired by one man who was able to turn his health around by completing 100 rides.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other things to love are a selection of gym equipment (including weights and a stationary bike) and Great Plains toiletries smelling of orange, grapefruit, and marula.Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Some Israelis demand cease-fire deal, return of hostages Netanyahu faces mounting pressure and criticism from Israelis frustrated with the lack of a cease-fire deal to secure the release of the around 100 remaining hostages in Gaza as the war has raged for more than a year.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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This requires you to put your ego aside and stay genuinely open to new ideas, concerns and even criticisms.Rhoan Morgan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the Directors Guild, PGA and SAG screenings in both Los Angeles and New York, as well as at the Academy screening, capacity crowds burst into applause after many songs and gave the film a rapturous standing ovation after the cliffhanger finale.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
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This prompted a standing ovation and choruses of pro-Trump chants.Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Research has distinguished between three simple strategies to deal with neighbor disputes: avoidance of the party whose behavior is experienced as unneighborly; confronting the neighbor face-to-face; and relying on a third party to sort out the issue, e.g. the landlord or even police.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nearly a decade later, a dark storm cloud has descended upon his increasingly unpopular administration, with the resignation of a top Cabinet minister over a dispute about how to manage US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just reading about being upside down and immobile in the rock crevice makes my heart-rate skyrocket.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024
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However, being immobile couldn’t hold her back from stealing every scene.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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The legislation is part of a broader push to inject religious teachings into schools and comes as a growing number of Republicans nationally have openly embraced arguments that American politics and culture are rooted in the Christian faith.KACEN BAYLESS THE KANSAS CITY STAR (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The court was set to hear arguments in December but cancelled the proceeding after Trump’s election win; it has not been rescheduled.Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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But now, the TV has trained us to see everything as sports: dating shows, presidential debates, battlefield yards won and lost.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The debate underscores an ongoing conversation about proper hair care.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Static.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/static. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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