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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
Arkansas ranks high as a national leader in the school choice movement, the head of the state's Educational Freedom Accounts program said Thursday, citing standings from several think tanks and advocacy groups.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
The Crown is riding an eight-game winning streak and vaulted to third place in the Eastern Conference standings.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
If that was not enough, the 31-year-old also finished third in the LIV Golf Individual Championship standings and claimed victory at LIV Golf Korea earlier this year.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Allmendinger was a constant threat for wins in the Xfinity Series and finished third in the 2024 standings, even when Kaulig as a whole was off-pace for a majority of the season.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers now lead the Padres by two games in the standings; neither club enjoys much margin for error in the pursuit of home-field advantage in the postseason.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The win snapped the Royals’ three-game losing streak and moved them a half-game closer in the AL standings.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Perry Knotts | Getty Images Revenue and EBITDA figures, along with division standings and playoff results, all represent the 2024 season.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The win – their third in the last 15 games –improved the Sky to 10-30 on the season and moved the team to 11th in the WNBA standings.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
The Crown is riding an eight-game winning streak and vaulted to third place in the Eastern Conference standings.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
If that was not enough, the 31-year-old also finished third in the LIV Golf Individual Championship standings and claimed victory at LIV Golf Korea earlier this year.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Allmendinger was a constant threat for wins in the Xfinity Series and finished third in the 2024 standings, even when Kaulig as a whole was off-pace for a majority of the season.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers now lead the Padres by two games in the standings; neither club enjoys much margin for error in the pursuit of home-field advantage in the postseason.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The win snapped the Royals’ three-game losing streak and moved them a half-game closer in the AL standings.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Perry Knotts | Getty Images Revenue and EBITDA figures, along with division standings and playoff results, all represent the 2024 season.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The win – their third in the last 15 games –improved the Sky to 10-30 on the season and moved the team to 11th in the WNBA standings.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standings
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Overall, Brazil’s sandbox is sharper for securities pilots and secondary-market plumbing, while Mexico is broader for novel business models with tight guardrails and defined maximum durations.—
Juan Arroyo,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This feature will help users better understand their sleep patterns through bedtimes, heart rates and sleep durations tracking.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pundits have always dominated the ranks of posters on social media, but now the masses of silent followers are declining, and continued posting risks preaching to accounts of the converted, the disengaged, or the defunct.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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First of all, the franchise has tended to pull its season leads from its own ranks over the years, with many Bachelorette stars having previously competed on The Bachelor, and vice versa.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In some cases, triglyceride levels rose by factors of 100 or more.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Beets should be consumed 60 to 90 minutes before a workout to let nitrate levels peak.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the biggest problems with the royal family is that there are too many people involved in their day-to-day lives.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fans eagerly flipped through its pages, circling premiere dates and planning their weekly schedules around prime-time lineups.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas State, Stanford, Sam Houston, Duke, Purdue, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State are all signed for future dates through 2030.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional venture investors tied to LP capital cycles, family offices tend to hold positions longer and are more likely to re-up in subsequent rounds.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Toward commercial use Kepler positions the latest gait upgrade as expanding K2’s applicability in commercial and industrial settings.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pankiw in her doc also recounts how Lilith Fair after its first year for its second and third summer festival runs added rap and R&B artists like Missy Elliot, Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu following criticism over a too-white event.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Topography will remain the primary driver of growth, and active runs are likely where slope and wind align.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Standings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standings. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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