as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision
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Recent Examples of stand by
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
The honeymoon was brief — just ask former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly — and a decade later, through years of public dressings-down, the network has stood by its man as an unprecedented retooling of Republican values unfolded.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Shiny black cars and mountain bikes are on standby to purr you down a three-mile country road to the Beach Club, where the mood is even more drowsy and low-key (though kids and alpha males will enjoy messing about with the paddleboards, windsurfers, and other non-motorised water-sports).
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Verb
Dorothea has stood by the Grammy winner's side throughout his career's highs and lows, from the band's launch to fame with 1986's Slippery When Wet to his vocal cord issues in 2022.
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Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
The honeymoon was brief — just ask former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly — and a decade later, through years of public dressings-down, the network has stood by its man as an unprecedented retooling of Republican values unfolded.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Noun
Old standbys have been reborn, too.
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Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Shiny black cars and mountain bikes are on standby to purr you down a three-mile country road to the Beach Club, where the mood is even more drowsy and low-key (though kids and alpha males will enjoy messing about with the paddleboards, windsurfers, and other non-motorised water-sports).
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand by
Verb
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Mercury star and Bonner's girlfriend Alyssa Thomas rushed in to defend Bonner.
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Trump had campaigned on border and immigration control but also had defended the need for foreign workers.
Noun
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Katie Couric has had a prolific career in journalism—including becoming the first solo female anchor of an evening news program—but her career had rough beginnings that included sexism and harassment.
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Verhoeff was an anchor in the top four for North Dakota and was key on its power play with his booming shot.
Noun
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More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.
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The Gilded Age fortunes that scandalized their contemporaries became, within a generation, the universities, museums and hospitals that form America’s civic backbone.
Noun
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The satire mainstay has faced legal roadblocks in taking over Alex Jones’s conspiracy theory juggernaut.
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The Bearquickly became a Primetime Emmy Awards mainstay, with 49 nominations through Seasons 1 to 4 and wins for Best Comedy Series for Season 1.
Noun
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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The concern that humanity’s reliance on AI systems will stunt people’s ability to think and reason for themselves is one that AI companies should address,Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said at a recent Aspen Institute event.
Noun
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One of the site’s 36 pillars — the tallest one in the middle — could be a perch for a big, pink, screeching bird.
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Its success or failure could help determine whether battery repurposing becomes a niche practice or a major pillar of the future energy-storage industry.
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“Stand by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20by. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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