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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
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Clemens ended the inning standing on third.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
When Cora walked out to the mound in the top of the seventh, the standing ovation began for De León.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a relatively new name, innovative Czinger Vehicles, and long-standing icon Gordon Murray have both gained momentum.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For those who spend hours at a standing desk, your knees and feet may not forgive you.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Clemens ended the inning standing on third.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Director Scott Cooper introduced Springsteen who entered with guitar and delivered a moving version of Land Of Hope And Dreams to a standing ovation.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
When Cora walked out to the mound in the top of the seventh, the standing ovation began for De León.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The two are pictured standing under an arc of flowers, which include bright yellow sunflowers and white daisies.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a relatively new name, innovative Czinger Vehicles, and long-standing icon Gordon Murray have both gained momentum.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
Noun
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Black men are not given the patience, the dignity or the humanity afforded to others.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Convincingly portraying a woman who regains her dignity in her quest to follow in her father’s footsteps, Hart’s performance of inscrutable sacrifice balances a regal confidence with the uneasiness of someone in perpetual survival mode.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The spacecraft can reach speeds above Mach 20, maintain extreme conditions for longer durations, and sustain heavy g-forces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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The shorter duration of these cruises does mean destinations are more limited than what’s offered for longer cruises.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The man, whose position CNN confirmed independently, said he could be arrested too, but that would not stop the business.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The audience for wax museums is melting away in the digital age, when posing with a static dummy has come to feel rather quaint.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The plans show defense spending next year would stay largely static, and would be funded with tax hikes amid increasingly dour growth forecasts.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Provided the Niners don’t blow the doors off their Golden State rival, the Football Factory churns out the vertical yardage needed.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Live hub in the main vertical navigation takes viewers to the latest live news, sports and events, as well as the 24/7 Streams on Disney+.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And the movies came to life with a surprise appearance of Miranda Priestly sitting front row at Dolce & Gabbana.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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That job required him to defy a sitting president.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The future will not be secured by tolerating lies or retreating into despair.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bank’s investigation revealed that Javice had enlisted the help of a data science professor, paying him $18,000 to create fake customer data.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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