the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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Holding your nose and voting for the lesser of two evils will just perpetuate the status quo and accelerate the decline of America’s reputation.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Aquarius Midheaven Driven by the opportunity to make a difference in the world, your Aquarius Midheaven will stop at nothing to disrupt the status quo if necessary.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), showcased the agency’s bets on early-stage energy technologies that can disrupt the status quo.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
Trump has so completely upended the status quo for so long, and done so many outrageous acts, that people have truly become numb to it.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 28 May 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Aquarius Midheaven Driven by the opportunity to make a difference in the world, your Aquarius Midheaven will stop at nothing to disrupt the status quo if necessary.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), showcased the agency’s bets on early-stage energy technologies that can disrupt the status quo.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
Trump has so completely upended the status quo for so long, and done so many outrageous acts, that people have truly become numb to it.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 28 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the status quo
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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