as in keeping (to)
to give steadfast support to
no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision
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Recent Examples of standing by
Bank of America reiterates Pinterest as buy The bank says Pinterest shares are oversold but that’s standing by the stock following earnings.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
But many others are standing by Carlson.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
By that third one, Fuller says, Maggie Murdaugh is not just standing by her man.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Crawford said the lying in wait allegations could not be proved because his client was just standing by a gate when the attack happened.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Download Festival founder Andy Copping was forced to respond to criticism over billing Sleep Token as one of this year’s headliners, standing by the band as the next big thing despite pushback from attendees.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Meghan’s sharing posts about everything except standing by him.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
To him, the equipment staff shuffling pieces around on the field during practice is just as important as the head coach standing by.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
But many others are standing by Carlson.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
By that third one, Fuller says, Maggie Murdaugh is not just standing by her man.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Crawford said the lying in wait allegations could not be proved because his client was just standing by a gate when the attack happened.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Download Festival founder Andy Copping was forced to respond to criticism over billing Sleep Token as one of this year’s headliners, standing by the band as the next big thing despite pushback from attendees.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Meghan’s sharing posts about everything except standing by him.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
To him, the equipment staff shuffling pieces around on the field during practice is just as important as the head coach standing by.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing by
defending
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But naturally, Meredith can see right through this plan and refuses to get dragged into this mess — especially when Lisa is already starting to break down at the thought of Meredith not defending her.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Standing by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20by. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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