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as in to sit
to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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as in to pay
to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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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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noun

as in podium
a level usually raised surface marchers passed by the reviewing stand

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How does the verb stand differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of stand are abide, bear, endure, suffer, and tolerate. While all these words mean "to put up with something trying or painful," stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.

unable to stand teasing

When is abide a more appropriate choice than stand?

Although the words abide and stand have much in common, abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.

cannot abide their rudeness

When can bear be used instead of stand?

The synonyms bear and stand are sometimes interchangeable, but bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.

forced to bear a tragic loss

In what contexts can endure take the place of stand?

While the synonyms endure and stand are close in meaning, endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.

endured years of rejection

When could suffer be used to replace stand?

The meanings of suffer and stand largely overlap; however, suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.

suffering many insults

When might tolerate be a better fit than stand?

In some situations, the words tolerate and stand are roughly equivalent. However, tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.

refused to tolerate such treatment

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Recent Examples of stand
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For comparison, SpaceX's famous two-stage Falcon 9 rocket – one of the world's most active for both human and cargo missions alike – stands at 230 feet tall when fully stacked. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 July 2025 With inflation easing, the IMF extending a new standby facility, and consumer confidence showing early signs of recovery, Islamabad stands to benefit from capital inflows — especially if backed by American political support. Jack Rosen, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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The car also struck a taco truck and a valet stand, said Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the LAFD. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025 The colorful stand caught her eye, but the half-pound of hot dog encased in a pound of batter sealed the deal for her. Amelia Wu july 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand
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  • Rather than sitting as a borderline postseason contender at the trade deadline, Toronto sits atop the American League and leads the A.L. East by multiple games.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • Garage owners left their bay doors open and residents sat on the front stoops and porches of their row houses, hoping to get a little relief from even more sweltering temperatures inside.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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  • Many of our small trees are grafted onto rootstocks that can tolerate our local soil conditions.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
  • Medicare covers it when tablets are hard to tolerate or ineffective.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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  • The company paid an average of $71,268 per coin, totaling $42.87 billion in investment.
    Cloris Chen, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Three practices are paid entry for visitors ages 4 and older: July 27, Aug. 2 and Aug. 3.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
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  • Sanders said that his office reviews all felony charges filed by police and those cases are presented to a grand jury if prosecutors believe there is probable cause that a felony was committed.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
  • There is a stone wall near the new beach that helps stabilize it, as well as dry prairie grasses meant to deter birds, which contributed to the bacteria levels in the water.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The German driver made the admission after securing his first podium finish in F1 at the British Grand Prix.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • After more than an hour of superlatives, Di Bona took the podium to express his overwhelming gratitude and appreciation.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • But the competition garnering the most outside attention lies at the quarterback position, where Penn State transfer Beau Pribula and redshirt junior Sam Horn appear to be the leading contenders for the starting job.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
  • The importance of the 141 million files, however, lies not in the overall number but in the data that is contained within.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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  • The second version of the CTS-V would endure in dealerships until 2014, with nearly 20,000 examples ultimately rolling off the line — about twice as many as the first-gen car.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
  • Bondi has racked up a string of embarrassments for the president that, despite a supportive post, President Donald Trump won't endure long.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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  • The Quilters meet at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
  • In an exclusive clip that debuted at the Outlander: Blood of My Blood panel at Comic-Con, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) meet in secret at a bridge in the Highlands.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2025

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“Stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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