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as in dignity
high position within society
a man of standing in his community
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as in position
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
my standing in the class at the time of graduation
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as in static
fixed in a place or position
bought the house and all standing appliances and fixtures
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as in vertical
rising straight up
all standing timbers are in sound condition
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as in sitting
to occupy a place or location
the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza
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as in tolerating
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I don't know how you can stand that job
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later
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as in being
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 standing
ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Heat’s goal during the final six weeks of the regular season is to move up the standings and finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The cake was all the more sweet for the milestone show, and the applause at the end of the song crescendoed with the standing ovation in the room at the New York Public Library.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Frontex's standing corps is set to reach 10,000 officers by the end of the year -- double the number employed in 2021 -- reflecting the policy shift and expectations of sustained pressure along key routes.
—Lefteris Pitarakis, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games with a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 15-47 record.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Heat’s goal during the final six weeks of the regular season is to move up the standings and finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Tickets for the fashion show start at $125 for standing room.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The cake was all the more sweet for the milestone show, and the applause at the end of the song crescendoed with the standing ovation in the room at the New York Public Library.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
But a federal court dismissed that case while ruling the group lacked standing to sue.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Frontex's standing corps is set to reach 10,000 officers by the end of the year -- double the number employed in 2021 -- reflecting the policy shift and expectations of sustained pressure along key routes.
—Lefteris Pitarakis, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
Noun
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His relatives are urging the college's Board of Trustees and administration to rescind the decision and allow McKinley to retire with dignity.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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There were also stories about Reinsdorf not being amused by the wise-cracking or esoteric commentary by Benetti during play-by-play, as if baseball were a deadly serious sport that should be treated with more dignity.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition, Lyon highlighted a direct correlation between the intensity and duration of training.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
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For carriers and other oil-intensive industries, much depends on the duration of conflict, according to Fitch Ratings.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Of course, characters will be put into embarrassing positions, or embarrass themselves, embarrassment being the root of all comedy, or near enough.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Realigning the bones virtually in their correct anatomical positions revealed the upper part of the face for the first time, including the orbital region where Little Foot’s eyes would have been.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The idea of pushing for change in static news organizations from within seem fruitless.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Zeisig treats the project like a beat tape, preferring static mats of sound and dynamically unyielding drifts over crescendoes and catharsis.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Multiple engines attached to the wings swivel into vertical and horizontal positions to accommodate a lift like a helicopter and provide forward movement.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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With slit-seeding, a machine called either a slice seeder or slit seeder cuts vertical slits through the thatch layer and into the soil, leaving behind shallow grooves about one-inch deep.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The courses for the athletes in the sitting category have lower gradients as the athletes rely on the upper body for pushing/pulling themselves forward while on a sit-ski.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yet during the meetings at the Presidential Palace, Cabello was sitting directly across from Burgum, his counterpart.—
Lilia Luciano,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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How can someone build a meaningful life while tolerating discomfort within personal and systemic realities?—
Gwilym Roddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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For now, managing adenomyosis means tolerating uncertainty and making informed decisions one step at a time—much like navigating IVF.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More than 500 customers are paying Anthropic at least $1 million annually for Claude, according to a recent investment announcement that valued the company at $380 billion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, paying with cash can save you 10 cents-or-more per gallon.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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