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Recent Examples of stances
The candidates who won this week — regardless of party — took strong stances on housing and campaigned on messages of progress for their communities, said Drew Mitrisin, an Overland Park City Council member.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier in 2025, protestors gathered outside Tesla showrooms to speak out against his federal government budget cuts and right-wing political stances.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s also true of every Democrat who won on Tuesday — including Mamdani himself, who has softened some of his stances on policing including past calls to defund the NYPD and build no new jails.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
According to Martin, this question is something that Democrats like Spanberger will need to shore up their stances on in upcoming elections in other states or districts.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Following the recent moves, analysts stood by their bullish stances on Nvidia, with some raising their price targets.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The opposing stances are just a taste of the divisiveness at play.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Naturally, Musk’s reactionary stances on gender and sexuality are out on display.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier in 2025, protestors gathered outside Tesla showrooms to speak out against his federal government budget cuts and right-wing political stances.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s also true of every Democrat who won on Tuesday — including Mamdani himself, who has softened some of his stances on policing including past calls to defund the NYPD and build no new jails.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
According to Martin, this question is something that Democrats like Spanberger will need to shore up their stances on in upcoming elections in other states or districts.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Following the recent moves, analysts stood by their bullish stances on Nvidia, with some raising their price targets.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The opposing stances are just a taste of the divisiveness at play.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Naturally, Musk’s reactionary stances on gender and sexuality are out on display.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stances
Noun
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The two sides, now locked into competitive postures, might also simply grow exasperated with each another and announce new trade restrictions out of the blue.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These softening attitudes, however, are not equally shared among political parties.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Now the cruelty that defines our attitudes toward children has a receptacle in social media.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Stances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stances. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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