stagnant
adjective
not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
stagnancy
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a word derived from
stagnant.
Example Sentences
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Industrial production helped the economy between July and September, despite trade uncertainty, with fixed capital investment also improving from stagnancy in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
After a period of stagnancy, facing debts incurred by the loss of the expensive plane, the brothers redirected their focus to the land.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Mentioning their names returns us to that notion of what we expect from "Pistol" versus what the show gives us, which entails a lot of stagnancy and exasperation.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2022
It resembled the release we were all so desperate for at the time, over a year into the pandemic: The transformation of rage, sadness and stagnancy into something entirely new, like magic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
The gargantuan task was delicately bal- ancing a fine line between chaos and stagnancy; legality and amorality.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
