⚖️quo

noun
/kwoʊ/

Meaning

The existing state of affairs or situation, often used in the phrase 'status quo'.

Example Sentences

He wanted to maintain the status quo at work.

Example Expressions

status quo

Synonyms

situation, state, condition, circumstances

Antonyms

change, transformation

Collocations

maintain the status quo, challenge the status quo, disrupt the status quo

More Example Sentences

From whose book do you quote it?

From whose notebook do you quote it?

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through and the parents carry her gently to bed, grateful for simple family moments.

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