STABLES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of stable

as in troops

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stables

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stable

as in homes

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Noun

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has effectively started a fresh wave of military mobilization, estimating that there are currently more than 8,000 North Korean troops on Russian territory.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Haskins regularly performed music, and participated in two USO tours for troops in Kosovo, Macedonia, and Bosnia in 2000, and again in 2002 in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, and Kyrgyzstan.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 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

That flexibility gives naval forces another option when a platform faces different types of threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Among the passengers who intervened were members of the Israeli security forces and air marshals, according to a person familiar with a probe by Saudi Arabia and regional partners.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of forces

Noun

While Young never received a formal reprimand, he was made aware of the Congress’s frustration and others in the corps were advised not to follow his lead, per NASA.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Gang Green’s receiving corps has been battered early in the season.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of corps

Verb

Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.

— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of camps

Noun

Bahrain is reviving an old F1 tradition by joining Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourg as countries which were the official hosts of F1 races actually taking place elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
For the Sk8-Hi, the upper’s medial side hosts both the full Dodgers script and the LA logo, the latter of which repeats at the top of the heel.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hosts

Verb

The island also houses over 200 blue holes (the highest concentration of sinkholes and cave systems in the world) that demand exploration, both in its forests and offshore anchor points.

— Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
With a 24-inch FHD IPS display boasting a 90% screen-to-body ratio, the monitor houses all the computer's chips, along with a good selection of ports for all your peripherals.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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