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Recent Examples of stances
In addition to Johnson, some city officials have taken prominent stances against immigration enforcement agents.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
And Qatar, Turkey and Egypt can help Hamas moderate its stances, too.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
The conservative pipeline also includes Tim Neville, a Regis graduate who served in Colorado’s senate from 2011 to 2019 as a hard-line conservative known for his stances on social issues, education, and gun legislation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Musk has long railed against liberals and Democrats for their stances on issues ranging from gender to race and immigration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of your viral clips lambast Republicans over their stances on everything from immigration to MAGA.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The pop star has been more vocal in recent years about her political stances, including endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential election.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But Democrats have not adjusted many of their strategies or stances since their loss last year.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But his stances and comments drew a consistent stream of criticism from many Democrats and others during his life and after his death, particularly among the party’s Black supporters.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
And Qatar, Turkey and Egypt can help Hamas moderate its stances, too.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
The conservative pipeline also includes Tim Neville, a Regis graduate who served in Colorado’s senate from 2011 to 2019 as a hard-line conservative known for his stances on social issues, education, and gun legislation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Musk has long railed against liberals and Democrats for their stances on issues ranging from gender to race and immigration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of your viral clips lambast Republicans over their stances on everything from immigration to MAGA.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The pop star has been more vocal in recent years about her political stances, including endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential election.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But Democrats have not adjusted many of their strategies or stances since their loss last year.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But his stances and comments drew a consistent stream of criticism from many Democrats and others during his life and after his death, particularly among the party’s Black supporters.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stances
Noun
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In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Friend and its advertisements, at the moment, can be better understood as installation art than as a business, a performance instead of a product—an attempt to prod public attitudes toward AI, but perhaps not direct them.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Levada Center simply documents public attitudes using statistics.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Stances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stances. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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