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noun

plural of stable
as in troops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stable
as in homes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stables
  1. troops
  2. rooms
  3. forces
  4. sheds
  5. corps
  6. camps
  7. hosts
  8. houses
Noun
  • Fedorov, previously Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, had been in the job for just six months and was popular among troops for improving pay and frontline rotations.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • In October, Canberra signed a defence deal with Papua New Guinea – the most populous South Pacific nation – granting it access to PNG’s military facilities and troops.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
Definition of troops
Verb
  • Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • The side rooms off the main gallery contain playful areas that everyone from kids to grown adults will enjoy.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of rooms
Noun
  • Fars described the sites as a forward headquarters for US Central Command’s land forces.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Axon Vision said the demonstrations validated the system’s ability to protect moving military forces against one of today’s fastest-growing battlefield threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of forces
Verb
  • The data, compiled by ICE and processed by a UC Berkeley Law School initiative, sheds light on how the agency has operated in Sacramento, where dozens of arrests have taken place downtown and through administrative transfers at prisons.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Even when a person sheds the parasite through bowel movements, the parasite isn’t mature enough to infect other people immediately.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 July 2026
Definition of sheds
Noun
  • Still, the Cubs have acknowledged the need to put more resources into their pitching corps.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space with that agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of corps
Verb
  • That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Now a grandmother, the 65-year-old often camps with up to four generations of her family, from her husband to her grandchildren.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of camps
Noun
  • The Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art has announced the honorees for its annual Art+Film Gala, chaired by returning hosts Leonardo DiCaprio and LACAMA trustee Eva Chow.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The plans are for a lineup of guests, a dinner, conversations between hosts and taping of the podcast Clock It with Symone & Eugene.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Definition of hosts
Verb
  • Nearby, the historic Sporting Club houses an indoor pool, sauna, water circuit, and fitness center.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The animals live on a massive estate that also houses Neill’s winery, Two Paddocks, which was founded in 1993 and based in Central Otago, New Zealand.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of houses
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