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View definitions for stand still

stand still

verb as in rest

verb as in stagnate

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"The evolution of fraud doesn't stand still and the bad guys are always trying to get one step ahead of us," he added.

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He stood still and watched on - rather than attempting to recover his position - as Bologna scored their third goal of the game.

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Time waits for no-one, but Smith and The Cure are certainly not ready to stand still.

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But since October 7, time has stood still for us.

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Filling this hole would only be enough to "keep public services standing still", the chancellor said this week.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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