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adjective

stagnant

showing no activity; not developing or growing

In a sentence

Six example sentences with stagnant, each labelled with its topic.

  • Wages stayed stagnant for a decade while rents climbed, which is why the town's young families kept moving away.

    Economics

  • The pond turned stagnant once the inlet silted up, and by August nothing moved on its green surface.

    Environment

  • The studio's flagship series went stagnant, shipping the same maps and modes for four years while rivals rebuilt everything.

    Gaming

  • The offense went stagnant in the third quarter, four players standing on the perimeter while one dribbled the clock away.

    Basketball

  • User growth went stagnant at forty thousand, and the founders spent the summer trying to learn why sign-ups had stopped.

    Startups

  • The index stayed stagnant for a decade, and investors who bought at the peak waited years just to break even.

    Finance

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