Thesaurus results for STANDINGS

standings

noun

plural of standing

as in durations

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress a tradition of long standing

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as in ranks

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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Recent Examples of standings The Premier League announced Tuesday that its most successful club over the past 15 seasons, and current standings leader, systematically broke financial monitoring rules for years. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Despite a talented roster headlined by Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga, LAFC sits sixth in the Western Conference standings at 11-9-8 after winning just one of its past nine games across all competitions. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 This game carries a different story, against a team projected to finish near the bottom of the league standings. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 The Pride are still well below the playoff line in the NWSL standings. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 Junior Caminero is right behind him in the league-leading standings. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The top eight teams in the regular-season standings advance to the Big 12 tournament. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 Although regions may use different criteria, in the simulation, all standings were determined by 1) region record; 2) head-to-head results; 3) point differential; 4) classification record; and 5) random tiebreaker. — Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 With Edmonton, there’s room for considerable standings improvement that voting members typically look for. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Each implant can be programmed to recognize pulses with specific voltages and durations, allowing the network to selectively activate individual devices.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of the aproximately one-hour mission durations of Starship's previous suborbital launches, Flight 14's orbital jaunt, if everything goes according to plan, is expected to last nearly 10 hours.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of durations

Noun

Beating Alabama would vault them up even higher in the ranks and silence some of the naysayers.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Argentina, a Group of 20 nation of 46 million people home to a vast Patagonian wilderness and culturally vibrant capital, is set to become the first South American country to join their ranks.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranks

Noun

Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of times

Noun

Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
This reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and turned soil into the first terrestrial carbon sinks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of levels

Noun

Sharing stories, experiences, and encouragement creates safe spaces for survivors to begin navigating their own lives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people is being hailed as a hero, as officials say his actions saved the lives of those on board.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Four European dates have been set for next June in Germany, Denmark and Norway.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
They may have been kept open throughout the year for rituals commemorating important dates and festivals, as well as the worshipping of the dead.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dates

Noun

Specifically at Mercy Medical Center, the statement said, there are twice as many open full-time positions for the 16 full-time RNs being impacted, and that across Prime’s Illinois hospitals, there are 331 openings, including 11 in obstetrics.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
There could be intense competition for backup minutes with logjams at multiple positions.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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