status quo

noun

-ˈkwō How to pronounce status quo (audio)
Definition of status quonext
as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo

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Recent Examples of status quo The current status quo in both the Senate race and down-ballot races isn’t guaranteed to hold, Holladay noted. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Participants included several social media influencers expressing discontent with the country’s political status quo for the first time, driving a rare surge in turnout among younger people. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Working people all over this country – in red states, in blue states, in the North and in the South – are sick and tired of status quo politics and status quo policies. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 In contrast, a status quo model project for a new multifamily development would cost, on average, around $826,000 per unit to build. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for status quo
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normality
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  • The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of normality

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“Status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status%20quo. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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