Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stances
While Robinson and Farage share many policy stances, the Reform UK leader has long tried to steer clear of entanglement with Robinson’s circles.
—
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Ladapo has long stoked fears about vaccines, and his stances on shots and other measures have drawn criticism from the public health community.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Commenters on the video reacted to Flay’s answers, even disagreeing with some of his stances.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
With most environmental treaties, a key challenge to the consensus approach is that there are thresholds and tipping points which can lead to irrevocable change that are at odds with the timeframe or the particular stances of individual countries.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Her and Zegler’s opposing public stances also recently plagued the release of Disney’s Snow White, to the tune of a $115 million loss.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Lyles’ predecessor, Roberts, had a hands-on tenure and took controversial stances that landed Charlotte in hot water, Heberlig said.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
While Stern always appealed to working-class men, his show was far from political beyond some vague anti-FCC First Amendment stances, and certainly not a Republican rally point (many working-class men back then after all were Democrats).
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Rubio, meanwhile, is a longtime Republican senator known for his traditional conservative stances.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Ladapo has long stoked fears about vaccines, and his stances on shots and other measures have drawn criticism from the public health community.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Commenters on the video reacted to Flay’s answers, even disagreeing with some of his stances.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
With most environmental treaties, a key challenge to the consensus approach is that there are thresholds and tipping points which can lead to irrevocable change that are at odds with the timeframe or the particular stances of individual countries.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Her and Zegler’s opposing public stances also recently plagued the release of Disney’s Snow White, to the tune of a $115 million loss.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Lyles’ predecessor, Roberts, had a hands-on tenure and took controversial stances that landed Charlotte in hot water, Heberlig said.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
While Stern always appealed to working-class men, his show was far from political beyond some vague anti-FCC First Amendment stances, and certainly not a Republican rally point (many working-class men back then after all were Democrats).
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Rubio, meanwhile, is a longtime Republican senator known for his traditional conservative stances.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stances
Noun
-
These societies in southeastern Asia buried their dead mostly in flexed, tightly crouched, or squatting postures, often with traces of burning.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
-
If the message giver is experienced as coercive, conversations get derailed, often leaving the message receiver in awkward, if not hostile, postures.—
Matthew Mayhew,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
-
These attitudes don’t always cause one of these forms of mass violence, but in places where mass violence occurs, these types of attitudes generally preëxist.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stances. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share