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as in static
fixed in a place or position
a stationary bicycle is good for exercise, but you won't enjoy the scenery very much
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as in constant
not undergoing a change in condition
auction prices for that artist's works have been stationary for some time
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Recent Examples of stationary
Jones had too much momentum going toward the rim for San Antonio’s stationary defenders to stop him.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
As the Earth rotates on its axis, the North Star is nearly stationary, and all of the other stars revolve around it every 24 hours.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Even though power plays are often stationary, having quickness is still a big advantage.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The crouching seems to be triggered when prey is stationary and stops when the prey starts moving.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
As the Earth rotates on its axis, the North Star is nearly stationary, and all of the other stars revolve around it every 24 hours.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Even though power plays are often stationary, having quickness is still a big advantage.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The crouching seems to be triggered when prey is stationary and stops when the prey starts moving.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationary
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The interest in tactical is a subset of the larger ETF market move into active strategies as opposed to static index ETFs.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Over the course of the novel the correspondents remain largely frozen in static attitudes, emotionally unmoved by the events they’re caught up in.—
Chelsea Leu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Once the ball moved into more central areas, Lindsey Heaps homed in on it like a heat-seeking missile, putting constant pressure on Kim Little, forcing the Scot back in a way that rarely happens in WSL matches.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Living in New York City in your 20s can get pricey, with rising rent, food and transportation costs — not to mention the constant temptation to try something fun or buy something new.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This independence is intended to allow the Fed to focus on its dual mandate: promoting maximum employment and maintaining stable prices.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The final step of the process uses what’s left after biofuel production as a stable, non-leaching crop fertilizer.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes they are also used off-label, for treatment-resistant depression, or catatonia, a syndrome that can cause a patient to move in unusual ways, become immobile or stop talking.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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It’s been a place that has been steady through all the change our family has been through the past 10 years.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are steady at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Presuming any group to be unchanging stood in the way of understanding evolutionary changes.—
John P. Jackson,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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These unchanging elements can serve as anchors during turbulent times.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Stationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationary. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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