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status quo

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status quo /-ˈkwoʊ/ noun
status quo
/-ˈkwoʊ/
noun
Learner's definition of STATUS QUO
[singular]
: the current situation : the way things are now现状
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status quo

noun

: the existing state of affairs
seeks to preserve the status quo

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He is content with the status quo and does not like change. civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
Recent Examples on the Web Every day that passes, Russian forces have time to dig in and gather reinforcements, drawing new defensive lines and preparing to return to the monthslong status quo of a grinding artillery battle. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Previously, The Flash was supposed to hit theaters first, upending the status quo of the DCEU by — among other things — removing Affleck’s Batman from continuity and replacing him with none other than Michael Keaton’s 1989 Batman. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Using children to justify war entrenches the status quo of war. Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022 Those who challenged the restrictive policies were met with excessive punishment meant to deter others from doing the same, in order to maintain the status quo of white supremacy. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 This nearly 30-year status quo of deterrence in the face of desperate people is far too deadly to maintain. Krish O'mara Vignarajah, CNN, 4 July 2022 These digitally native brands positioned themselves as hungry upstarts promising to disrupt the status quo of how big, bad legacy brands had been running things. Kate Ryan, Fortune, 24 June 2022 Individually, several had come to a realization not unlike one Amy had after her testimony at the City Council hearing: that challenging the status quo of traffic deaths required people working in concert. Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 The Crimsons have come close in the last few years, but Male once again protected the status quo of the rivalry. J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, state in which

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of status quo was in 1719
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