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 On Monday, the board overseeing California’s $624 billion pension fund was scheduled to meet and adopt a stance on a bill that posed, in the staff’s position, a major threat to the retirement system’s future. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026 Meanwhile, a four-legged stance could give it more stability. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Costco has taken a similar stance. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 May 2026 Beijing will likely remain in a wait-and-see mode and reassess its policy stance in July after the second quarter GDP data, Zhang said. —

Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 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