Thesaurus results for STANCE

stance

noun

ˈstan(t)s

Definition of stance next

as in posture

a general way of holding the body a slightly aggressive stance

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Recent Examples of stance Rwandan President Paul Kagame said US sanctions imposed on his military will not alter Kigali’s stance over eastern DR Congo, dismissing the restrictions as a cost of pursuing national interests. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 May 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the White House’s stance on Taiwan remains unchanged, for now. —

Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 15 May 2026 Cramer said that in addition to triple-digit oil and one-year highs for the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, signs of speculative excess in recent IPOs require a more cautious stance toward equities. —

Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 May 2026 Her tenure saw Latvia fully in line with its hawkish Baltic neighbors, who have played an outsize role in adopting a more confrontational stance toward Russia. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stance

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Changing positions regularly, alternating tasks and taking short breaks every 20 to 30 minutes helps reduce cumulative strain before fatigue begins affecting posture and technique.

— Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis, USA Today, 17 May 2026
That fear is central to Poland’s security posture.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026