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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I don't know how you can stand that job
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as in to be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league
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Recent Examples of stand
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The site is located near Sandia National Laboratories, a long-standing center for pulsed power research.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
As the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom, Nancy Guthrie, stretches towards the five-month mark, the Today show star is taking a firm stand against social media stars making content about her family’s tragedy.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
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Verb
For now, Wiggins stands as part of a remodeled Heat core along with Bam Adebayo and prized newcomer Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The site is located near Sandia National Laboratories, a long-standing center for pulsed power research.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Noun
Last weekend, the Lake County Search and Rescue team opened a lemonade stand to educate Coloradans about summer recreation preparedness.
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Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
As the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom, Nancy Guthrie, stretches towards the five-month mark, the Today show star is taking a firm stand against social media stars making content about her family’s tragedy.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand
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He’s been known to blow up legislation, make surprise nominations, rage-post about sitting Republican lawmakers and retaliate by endorsing their primary opponents.
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Nearly a year ago, CBS Colorado reported on the home, which had sat vacant for more than six years while falling into severe disrepair.
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Beyond that, a truce means whatever the negotiators will tolerate as long as none backs out of talks.
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Today’s challenge is building genuine relationships, creating strong global teams, and leveraging diversity rather than merely tolerating it.
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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In California, drivers pay some of the highest prices in the country.
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There were kids battling adults of the same age as their parents.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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At one point during his speech, Russert left the podium to pour a glass of water.
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Jorgenson owns a pair of podium finishes at the Tour de France, scoring a second place in 2024 and a third in 2023.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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Aabria, by contrast, leans on personality and connection, clasping hands with the jurors and complimenting them before calmly lying about the rules of the bra contest and her victory.
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For those who have endured it, the lottery curse is more akin to spending a few weeks of your life in celebrity hell.
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In France, which endured its hottest day on record Wednesday, at least 55 people — most of them young— drowned over the last 10 days, according to a goverment official.
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The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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“Stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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