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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Most individuals and groups, however, are captives of stasis, denial, and/or procrastination.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The problem causes stasis (pooling of blood in your legs).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Yet these movements were not drawn out to the point of stasis, as in mannered recent performances by Vikingur Ólafsson.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Freeman sees many new instruments as being trapped in Moog-like stasis; the Guthman offers them a chance to break free.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The problem causes stasis (pooling of blood in your legs).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Yet these movements were not drawn out to the point of stasis, as in mannered recent performances by Vikingur Ólafsson.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Freeman sees many new instruments as being trapped in Moog-like stasis; the Guthman offers them a chance to break free.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stasis
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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