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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
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Routine recommendations trigger automatic prompts in medical records and enable nurses to vaccinate under standing orders.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Keeping your core engaged and a soft bend in your standing knee, hinge forward from your hips while lifting your left leg straight behind you.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
In 2025, protesters were not just rejecting oligarchic rot, but also reaffirming their long-standing frustration over India’s role in sustaining it.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Not much has been lately for the Bulls, who have tumbled back down the Eastern Conference standings as injuries rack the roster.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Routine recommendations trigger automatic prompts in medical records and enable nurses to vaccinate under standing orders.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The roof lifts up extra high to create a standing-height dwelling out of the Model 3's arched back, opening up a surprisingly roomy RV cabin that steps well beyond a rooftop tent.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Keeping your core engaged and a soft bend in your standing knee, hinge forward from your hips while lifting your left leg straight behind you.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Instead of both of you standing on your separate sides, ask each other what’s in the middle.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
In 2025, protesters were not just rejecting oligarchic rot, but also reaffirming their long-standing frustration over India’s role in sustaining it.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
Noun
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The freedom to travel freely will allow those of us contending with a disability to live our lives with the same autonomy and dignity as every other citizen in our city.—
Gian Carlo Pedulla,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Principles like the moral equality of persons, the principle that everyone deserves dignity and respect, and that people should not be judged on the basis of morally irrelevant features beyond their control.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Not one of the SBX users hit critical oxygen levels, and all remained safely buried for the full 35-minute duration of the experiment.—
Scott Yorko,
Outside,
10 Jan. 2026
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Artemyev has spent a total of 560 days in space across three long-duration missions to the ISS, which launched in March 2014, March 2018 and March 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jimenez’s link-up role for Fulham is visible in his passing solar system, which shows the distance of his passes, the most common players receiving them and their average positions when doing so.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at her home.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Electric roads are viewed as part of a broader charging ecosystem rather than a replacement for static chargers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the pipeline may only barely put Mesa’s water budget in the black under the static reduction.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The company presented the AIR ONE, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mahomes is on crutches and the Chiefs are sitting it out this January.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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For the aforementioned scene, in which the sisters are sitting next to each other on a bed, Lilleaas remembers mostly sticking to the script, until right before the end.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The United States is apparently tolerating having Rodríguez in charge, for now.—
Mary Triny Mena,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Steering a flailing economy, presiding over Central America's highest homicide rate, and tolerating corruption in her own ranks Her party’s candidate, once the front-runner, trails in a distant third at 19 percent.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In doing so, drivers can ensure their insurer has accurate information, thereby keeping them protected without paying more than necessary.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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No one likes paying for insurance — and mounting premiums in 2025 didn't help matters.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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