Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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In their stead, Ed Sheeran and Weezer will be joining the lineup.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025 Christie before Monday’s game credited Valanciunas’ intangibles for fitting in and helping the offense play efficiently in Sabonis’ stead.—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025 The multibillion-dollar deal, struck last year, would end the Redstone family’s decades-long run atop Paramount and anoint Mr. Ellison and his son, David, in their stead.—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 But after a series of flashbacks teasing a school field trip where Michael agreed to chaperone in busy-busy Amy’s stead, Michael called in a favor to get after-hours access to the museum where Danny breathed his last breaths.—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stead
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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