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 parade displayed large numbers of Chinese troops and military equipment, ranging from tanks and drones to long-range and nuclear ballistic missiles.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of the trial, troops were providing security during raids on marijuana farms outside Los Angeles.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said its forces shot down 69 Ukrainian drones overnight.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cárdenas, who served in Colombia’s national police and arrived in Ukraine to fight in April 2024, surrendered to Russian forces when his unit failed to defend a position in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Especially considering such variables as pass protection and an either diminished or injury-riddled receiving corps the last two years.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Bolts also have Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston in their receiving corps, so they are probably set at the position for now.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This article discusses the Taylor Swift tax and sheds light on the benefits and unintended consequences Rhode Island might face when implementing it.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But correspondence between the county attorney's team and Lewis over the past year, obtained through an open records request, sheds some light on how both sides got to this point.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Marc Ganis, longtime advisor to the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell, about the league’s business strength heading into Thursday’s opening night.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 43 year old has created multiple burlesque troupes with heavy metal and David Lynch themes, as well as a disco band and drag show credits to her name.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • An extension of the more formal Edinburgh International Festival, which runs concurrently, the Fringe began at the same time, in 1947, when a collection of theater troupes, excluded from the main festival, formed their own guerrilla program instead.
    Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • While the arc of Agu’s transformation is tragic and the story of the civil war and its battalions of child soldiers is wide in scope, the power of the novel lies in its immersion.
    Katie Kitamura August 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On the design front, the Loop has a soft textile band and a slim buckle that houses the Polar Precision Prime sensor.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Belize Zoo is a unique conservation area that houses over 150 animals, all native to Belize.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Stables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stables. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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