stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
have stagnated
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present perfectof stagnate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Within Samsung Electronics, the deal has deepened divisions between employees in the highly profitable semiconductor business and other divisions such as mobile, display and consumer electronics, where profits have stagnated or declined.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Both sales and earnings have stagnated over that time, so shareholders will likely welcome the windfall offered by the company’s new private-equity ownership.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
And even if you’ve got insurance, a lot of dentists don’t accept it because the reimbursements have stagnated as their costs have spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
Uncertainty over how Disney will handle CEO succession has hung over it for the past three years, a period in which its shares have stagnated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Even as mobility seems to have stagnated, the ranks of the elite are opening.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
