stables 1 of 2

Definition of stablesnext
plural of stable

stables

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stable
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Noun
  • Tiki, brought home by our troops, is a uniquely American style of decadence.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Under the War Power Act, a president must receive congressional approval by day 60 of a war or begin removing troops.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • American forces disabled another vessel on Wednesday.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • During the news conference, Fullen called game rooms a menace to society that contributed to drug crimes, prostitution and violent assaults and robberies in the city.
    John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Leo’s January 9 address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See focused on global chaos the Vatican saw as American-made.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • That Stribling could play a key role in a wide receiver corps that over the years has been shorn of Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Sightings of Halley's Comet in Earth's sky date back to over 2,000 years ago, and with each pass, the object sheds another stream of particles.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • Beyond the emotional toll, Kendall also hopes her father’s story sheds light on the realities families face behind the scenes.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Then a 24-year-old newbie, Lake landed in a field crowded with mostly 40- and 50-something hosts.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Hill said while appearing on stage with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.
    Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300 male ones.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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
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“Stables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stables. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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