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 After a run of car problems cut into the Italian's Formula 1 standings lead, Antonelli's chat with the tennis great in the Royal Box at Wimbledon offered a fresh perspective on how to stop these blips turning into a slump. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The Current will look to climb from sixth in the NWSL standings during the heart of the season without its most crucial piece. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 With Wednesday’s win the Valkyries (18-7) are now alone in second place in the league standings, one game behind Minnesota (19-6). — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 The Fish certainly have been fightin’ — for their spot in the standings and for respect across the league. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 What’s more, Taylor thrust himself firmly into the MVP conversation last year after exploding for a season-high 244 rushing yards and three TDs in a win over the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin that placed the Colts atop the AFC standings at 8-2. — James Boyd, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Find the official Peachtree standings here and Peachtree Junior results here. — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026 But Wednesday’s match that included a pair of assists from offseason acquisition Mark-Anthony Kaye, a one-time MLS All-Star in 2019 and Canadian national, gave Sacramento three points and moved them up five spots in the standings. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

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Noun

The latest screen time policies limit the number of minutes students spend each day on their devices, with durations ranging from 60 minutes for the youngest learners to no more than half of all instructional time for high schoolers.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Regarding duration, with interest rates nearing their peak, extending into intermediate maturities (3-7 years) offers a good balance of income and rate sensitivity, though caution is advised for very long durations due to fiscal pressures.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of durations

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The result is the latest sign that museum-quality dinosaur fossils have joined the ranks of blue-chip contemporary art, rare watches, and championship sports memorabilia as trophy assets for the world’s wealthiest collectors.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
But Republican deficit hawks are skeptical of the big budget numbers, despite support for the war within their ranks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of ranks

Noun

Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting worse.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Compared with a commercial GPU running the same image-denoising task, the optical system delivered more than a hundred times faster inference while using only about one-ninth of the computational resources.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of times

Noun

Wind shear describes the changes in wind direction or speed between different levels of the atmosphere.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
In women, high testosterone levels can lead to the condition PMOS, or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, previously referred to as PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of levels

Noun

That lineage now includes Ozempic, Mounjaro, and a growing roster of treatments that have not only changed the lives of patients with diabetes and obesity but also ushered in the cultural phenomenon of peptides.

— Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
Heartstopper Forever ties up several threads among Nick, Charlie and their small ensemble of friends, setting them up for the next chapter of their lives.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

The compensation study completed last December showed many positions were at or above the 50th percentile among comparable agencies, including the Folsom Parks and Recreation Department and Cameron Park Community Services District.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
The district, in a statement, said that of the 162 employees, 82 came from the central office positions and the remaining 80 are from those citywide positions.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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