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as in depot
a regular stopping place
the historic house was once a station on the Underground Railroad, the network that helped slaves reach freedom in the North
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
in colonial America, women occupied the lowest station in society and were not allowed to take part in public life
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Recent Examples of station
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Corey was a disc jockey on WHRB, the student-run radio station at Harvard University and the lead guitarist of Meltdown.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Though he was stationed at the fryer, Saft organized the stockroom on his own time, separating sauces from Happy Meal toys.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In the classroom above, more volunteers—teachers from schools across Taiwan—crowd around a desktop map of a disaster scenario, discussing where to block traffic, cordon off the public, and station emergency services to best handle whatever crisis is unfolding.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Corey was a disc jockey on WHRB, the student-run radio station at Harvard University and the lead guitarist of Meltdown.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
After giving a peek at her family, Eilish ran with a handheld camcorder linked to the big screen, showing her polo-wearing band and the soundboard masters stationed below the risers.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Though he was stationed at the fryer, Saft organized the stockroom on his own time, separating sauces from Happy Meal toys.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for station
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But BoxGroup’s lane has long been to join a dizzying number of early-stage rounds, allowing the firm to take smaller positions while working hand-in-hand with other firms.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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His ousting from the party was announced alongside that of fellow CMC member Miao Hua, who was removed from his military position in June, as well as seven other officers.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The move followed service charge increases at private inland container depots (ICDs) near the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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The oil depot is used for the transport of oil and oil products between rail tankers, sea vessels, and road transport and is the largest oil storage facility in Crimea, holding up to 250,000 tons of fuel, which supplies Russian forces.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the country has seen unprecedented levels of tourism—up 48 percent in 2024 from the year before, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But as far as the overall level of play?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But its opt-out stance on studios’ intellectual property faced immediate blowback from an array of Hollywood organizations, including talent agencies.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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With greater importance placed on controlling the midfield, more teams sought to emulate the 4-3-3 formation and provide greater strength in the middle third of the pitch.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The shootings follow a Free Press investigation that found 20% of department shootings in the past decade started with nonviolent stops and escalated with foot chases.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Alaska Airlines ground stop lifted after IT outage Alaska Airlines operations have been restored after a significant IT outage resulted in a system-wide ground stop of flights for Alaska and Horizon, according to Alaska Airlines.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Here are this week’s rankings, which are not a pure ranking of how good each team is, rather a ranking of the overall feel around the teams, programs and fan bases, the hopes, the dreams, the frustration, the despair … the vibes.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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John Rose, chief risk adviser for ALTOUR, a global travel management company, said Anguilla’s ranking stems from several distinct advantages.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The cascade effect of those events has led to a palpable shift in corporate security postures, with a flood of new independent threat assessments and protective measures.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Deutsche Bank strategists noted that aggregate investor equity exposure dropped from a significant (though not extreme) overweight posture back to dead neutral over the course of a week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/station. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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