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as in to sit
to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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as in to pay
to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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as in to be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league

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noun

as in podium
a level usually raised surface marchers passed by the reviewing stand

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How does the verb stand differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of stand are abide, bear, endure, suffer, and tolerate. While all these words mean "to put up with something trying or painful," stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.

unable to stand teasing

When is abide a more appropriate choice than stand?

Although the words abide and stand have much in common, abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.

cannot abide their rudeness

When can bear be used instead of stand?

The synonyms bear and stand are sometimes interchangeable, but bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.

forced to bear a tragic loss

In what contexts can endure take the place of stand?

While the synonyms endure and stand are close in meaning, endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.

endured years of rejection

When could suffer be used to replace stand?

The meanings of suffer and stand largely overlap; however, suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.

suffering many insults

When might tolerate be a better fit than stand?

In some situations, the words tolerate and stand are roughly equivalent. However, tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.

refused to tolerate such treatment

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Recent Examples of stand
Verb
Heat escapes its atmosphere so quickly that, were one to stand at its equator at noon with skin exposed — not a great idea! Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025 Hargitay made a glamorous appearance on the red carpet as she was photographed holding hands with her two youngest kids, Andrew and Amaya, while August and husband Peter stood alongside. Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
The weather did not interrupt the event, as Trump and members of his administration gathered on an elaborate reviewing stand set up on the Ellipse. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2025 Kin Thai’s menu tours the streets of Thailand, sampling food from stands on Bangkok’s major boulevards to bike-riding vendors in the rural countryside. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand
Verb
  • For six years, the building that once housed The Coffee Cup, a beloved neighborhood diner in St. Paul’s North End, sat empty.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 June 2025
  • Houck’s fastball sat 94-96 mph and his slider was notably improved.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Lynch opened up a whole new space where ambiguity wasn’t just tolerated — it was embraced.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 12 June 2025
  • The mayor did warn that vandalism wouldn't be tolerated.
    NBC News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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  • Those penalties, which would primarily hurt some of the richest schools in the country, could force institutions like Yale to pay upwards of $700 million a year to the government.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • The entire event cost around $1 million in 1961 dollars — or more than $10 million today — paid for by private donors, The New York Times wrote at the time.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 June 2025
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  • There were transfer kids available, who were good kids who wanted to come after Spencer left.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Inside the Piloti Ferrari 296 Speciale, the racing seats are made of Alcantara, there is extra carbon fiber, and the seat inserts contain fireproof fabric that is also used for Le Mans drivers.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Del Toro and Carapaz both finished on the podium and won stages.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • Being elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 Newsom introduces then-gubernatorial candidate and California Attorney General Jerry Brown to the podium during a rally at UCLA on Oct. 15, 2010.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025
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  • Even Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander quickly went over, touched Haliburton on the head as the Pacers guard lay face-down on the court and offered a kind word.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • The answer lies in his DNA, intertwined with that soil in La Grange, where families in Lubbock County still lounge in backyards across Fayette County and swap tales of one Lawrence Dobbins.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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  • Importantly, farmland’s underlying value remains rooted in biological fundamentals: Crops continue to grow, and land productivity endures regardless of broader market cycles.
    Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Judy Garland are back on TV Oct. 12, 2015 The enduring success of the series, set in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, demonstrates how every new evolution of video consumption can unlock the value of beloved vintage titles.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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  • The nomination comes just two days after Trump met with Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir at the White House.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • After learning that Ayden Heaven had met Eintracht Frankfurt officials during the winter transfer window, Wilcox arranged for the teenage Arsenal defender to visit Old Trafford for the Europa League meeting with Rangers on January 23.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 20 June 2025

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“Stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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