stables 1 of 2

plural of stable

stables

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stable

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The California State University San Marcos Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from Mission Hills High School, San Marcos High School, Woodland Park Middle School, and Boys and Girl Scout troops will assist with the ceremony.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And yet, the White House doesn’t seem to have committed anything like the number of ground troops necessary to invade a country the size of Venezuela.
    Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This takes place on April 25, marking the day that Australian and New Zealand forces first went into action in the First World War, during the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Analysts attribute rising electric bills to a combination of forces.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This continuous cycle of training and combat ensures that the frontline experience directly informs new recruits, rapidly expanding Ukraine’s corps of skilled FPV drone pilots.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The controversy sheds light on broader policy and cultural battles over safety net programs, the federal budget and the use of political leverage in times of crisis.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Considering the fact that Louis Vuitton got his start in the luggage and travel business, the Assouline new arrival also sheds light on history’s most important modes of transportation and how the man (along with his heirs) was able to leverage their evolution.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hayes advises hosts to clearly state the start and end times on invites, providing a framework for everyone.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss highlights from Sportico‘s Invest in Sports event in New York earlier in the week.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • From its rich literary and spoken word scene to such theater troupes as Word for Word, there is no shortage of opportunities to embrace those artists offering to transport us to a different place and time.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The family festival and artisan faire celebrated German culture with live entertainment, including Bavarian music and dance troupes, German food, international refreshments, two beer gardens and a marketplace with 125 local artisan vendors.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Inside 26 Federal Plaza, the building that houses New York City’s immigration courts, ICE officers and Border Patrol agents have been patrolling the halls and positioning themselves outside courtrooms to detain migrants moments after their hearings.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Museu Afro Brasil houses some 6,000 artifacts telling this layered story through incredible visuals.
    Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Stables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stables. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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