stasis

noun

ˈstā-səs How to pronounce stasis (audio)
Definition of stasisnext
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 His life’s work is in stasis under the federal stop work order. — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025 That’s when a figure disrupts the new stasis of Guy’s life: Oswald, a charismatic Brit with neurofibromatosis, whose face is an echo of what Edward’s once looked like. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 Like with pet hamsters and guinea pigs, rabbit owners could think their animal appears fine one evening, only to find the creature dead in its enclosure the next morning from a stomach rupture or gastrointestinal stasis, Valand said. — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 Amidst this year’s stasis, women still achieved notable milestones that mark progress for the diversity of women’s congressional representation. — Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for stasis

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