: the existing state of affairs
seeks to preserve the status quo
Examples of status quo in a Sentence
He is content with the status quo and does not like change.
civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
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But since 2007, a status quo has set in that favors Morocco.
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Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Many organizations earnestly sought meaningful change in the DEI construct but underestimated the calcified nature of (and ultimately familiarity and comfort with) status quo.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
At any rate, One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman says the piecemeal status quo is unfair and unsustainable.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Taylor remained on set of the show as status quo after the allegations were made so this is the first sign of anything taking place.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Many organizations earnestly sought meaningful change in the DEI construct but underestimated the calcified nature of (and ultimately familiarity and comfort with) status quo.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
At any rate, One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman says the piecemeal status quo is unfair and unsustainable.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Taylor remained on set of the show as status quo after the allegations were made so this is the first sign of anything taking place.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20quo. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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status quo
noun
: the existing state of affairs
specifically
: the last actual and uncontested state of affairs that preceded a controversy and that is to be preserved by preliminary injunction compare status quo ante
Etymology
Latin, state in which
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