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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
Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess dips 2-3 on the Billboard 200 (56,000; down 12%), Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time is a non-mover at No. 4 (50,000; down less than 1%), and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft is stationary at No. 5 (50,000; up 1%).
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2024
Tech veteran Barry McCarthy was hired in early 2022 to turn around the business — best known for its stationary bikes and online classes — but stepped down earlier this year.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
But unlike other activities that spiked during COVID—bicycling and stationary training like Peloton—pickleball growth hasn’t abated.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Behind the side brushes are two sets of stationary bristles designed to angle dirt toward the multi-surface brush roll, which features fins and bristles.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2024
Tech veteran Barry McCarthy was hired in early 2022 to turn around the business — best known for its stationary bikes and online classes — but stepped down earlier this year.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
But unlike other activities that spiked during COVID—bicycling and stationary training like Peloton—pickleball growth hasn’t abated.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Behind the side brushes are two sets of stationary bristles designed to angle dirt toward the multi-surface brush roll, which features fins and bristles.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationary
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This means moving beyond static, surface-level self-reporting on the company’s overall security posture and building security strategies that are designed to mitigate loss from risk that is shared across multiple organizations.Vishaal Hariprasad, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both estrangement and reconciliation are not static states, Pillemer says.Fortesa Latifi, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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While the basic concept of a fire watch remains mostly constant, there is considerable variation in fire watch requirements and duty specifics.Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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That's because of the constant tug of gravity between the moon, Earth and sun.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The threats Hamas and Hezbollah posed to Israel allowed Iran to exert power across the region while holding Israelis indirectly at risk, which—combined with Israel’s deterrence in the form of its superior military power—produced a stable equilibrium.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Underfoot, the flexible sole provides unobtrusive support and a stable, comfortable platform without drawing attention to itself.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 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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Richard tells Iris a story about how a car accident that killed his grad school girlfriend Chloe and left him immobile for two months nearly broke him mentally.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, San Francisco maintained its above-average performance with a steady score of 74.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But wait times stayed well under an hour statewide in the morning and early afternoon, even as a steady stream of voters filtered through voting locations.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 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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In the biopic, Jolie, 49, transforms into the late opera singer Maria Callas, and prior to Sunday’s carpet, the mom of six was riding high from Maria garnering strong reviews as well as earning standing ovations at the Venice Film Festival, where Jolie cried, and the Telluride Film Festival.Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Stands of conifers throughout the state provide an unchanging backdrop of green.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Visconti shoots Delon in the film’s first half as a force of nature, striding through the elegant, unchanging halls of his uncle’s villa; the other members of the family are usually sitting or standing still as if they’ve already been trapped by class and history.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Stationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationary. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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