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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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.
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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
The Power of the Dark Side Scientists have traditionally understood the Arctic to be a place of stasis for much of the year.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
People whose lives and livelihoods were swallowed by an unrelenting blaze have been forced into the sort of stasis that accompanies the first few days after a crisis erupts.
—Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
The Power of the Dark Side Scientists have traditionally understood the Arctic to be a place of stasis for much of the year.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
People whose lives and livelihoods were swallowed by an unrelenting blaze have been forced into the sort of stasis that accompanies the first few days after a crisis erupts.
—Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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