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stasis

[stey-sis, stas-is] / ˈsteɪ sɪs, ˈstæs ɪs /


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Stasis seems the furthest thing from the painter’s mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Stasis is an illusion in “Sickworld,” a wistful, lush meditation by Madeline Johnston, who records as Midwife.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022

Giger inspired stop motion short Stasis, but it seems that he's eager to venture back into the demonic world of Doom once again.

From The Verge • Oct. 23, 2014

Starvation,” by Stephenson, World Policy Journal“Space Stasis: What the strange persistence of rockets can teach us about innovation,” by Stephenson, , Feb. 2, 2011.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2013

Stasis, stā′sis, n. the arrest of the blood in its circulation: one of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various




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