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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
The Sky were among the WNBA's basement dwellers in the standings, with a 10-34 record that matched the Dallas Wings.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Jägermeister Cup does not count towards USL regular season standings.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Gators have ranked in the top 10 in all-sports standings for 41 years in a row and just won the men’s basketball national championship.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the banners that had been hung from the rafters inside the 32-year-old arena this offseason indicated that the Sharks had won the Presidents’ Trophy, which is awarded to the team that finishes atop the NHL regular season standings, in 2015-16.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
At 35 points above the current elimination line entering the second race in the Round of 12, Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer has a workable cushion, but only 16 points separate the next eight drivers in the standings, starting with fourth-place Carson Kvapil.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The Reds entered the game trailing the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs — two teams that have already clinched playoff berths — in the National League Central standings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Prime also has the exclusive rights to the Play-In Tournament — relevant in April if Denver finishes between seventh and 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The Florida Freedom lead the standings this year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Jägermeister Cup does not count towards USL regular season standings.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The Gators have ranked in the top 10 in all-sports standings for 41 years in a row and just won the men’s basketball national championship.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the banners that had been hung from the rafters inside the 32-year-old arena this offseason indicated that the Sharks had won the Presidents’ Trophy, which is awarded to the team that finishes atop the NHL regular season standings, in 2015-16.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
At 35 points above the current elimination line entering the second race in the Round of 12, Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer has a workable cushion, but only 16 points separate the next eight drivers in the standings, starting with fourth-place Carson Kvapil.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The Reds entered the game trailing the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs — two teams that have already clinched playoff berths — in the National League Central standings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Prime also has the exclusive rights to the Play-In Tournament — relevant in April if Denver finishes between seventh and 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The Florida Freedom lead the standings this year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standings
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The spacecraft can reach speeds above Mach 20, maintain extreme conditions for longer durations, and sustain heavy g-forces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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Major limitations include small sample sizes and short study durations, a lack of long-term outcome data, mixed or contradictory findings, and a lack of consensus on the optimal dose and schedule, whether that is daily or weekly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have emerged as central figures in the standoff, drawing praise even from critics within their own ranks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While many Republicans view the ACA subsidies as a temporary pandemic-era measure that should now lapse, a handful of GOP moderates in Congress have broken ranks.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The federal government has either shut down or experienced funding gaps 14 times since 1980.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The study found the country is so beloved, a whopping 84 percent of expats who move there are happy with their lives, compared to just 67 percent of expats globally.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The mother of two would often caution her sons against making any friends at all, and growing up, Ed did not go on dates, per TIME.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Master distiller emeritus Chris Morris selected 63 barrels for this release that were distilled on two production dates in 2007, making this a 17-year-old bourbon, and the whiskey was matured on the fourth floor of Warehouse J and the first floor of Warehouse G at the Brown-Forman Distillery.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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Trump, congressional Republicans and Democrats remain dug into their positions, with no end in sight to a shutdown that appears likely to spill into the weekend and perhaps beyond.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Rangers ranked in the bottom half of the league in runs, batting average and on-base percentage in each of the past two seasons after having one of the majors’ best offenses during the 2023 championship season.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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McLaren had earlier tweaked the front wing angles on both cars after initial runs, with Piastri reporting understeer before improving.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Standings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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