stationed

past tense of station
as in appointed
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of stationed Jackson, the cutter’s executive officer, has been stationed on the ship for about a year and a half and has seen her fair share of sadness patrolling the Mona Passage. — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 American troops, by far the largest contingent, had been stationed there since 2014 as part of an 87-member coalition that provided Baghdad with military and intelligence assistance. — Yasir Kuoti, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2026 Milbern was born in South Korea to a white father, Joel Milbern, who was stationed there with the United States Army, and a Korean mother, Jean (Park) Milbern, who was self-employed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026 In addition to supporting the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Patriots 4 Pendleton plans to include an additional seven units stationed at Camp Pendleton in its giving this year. — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 The charges include a September plot against a British air base where American forces were stationed. — Willem Marx, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 The United States subsequently withdrew bombers stationed at the base, redeploying them to their home bases. — Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Police were stationed at his house in Kuala Lumpur early Friday and the road leading to his home was blocked. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Nearly 3,100 are stationed in the city now, up slightly from last month. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationed
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  • And many of those were initially appointed to the board by Johnson, who stridently supported Dominguez for president.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Paul appointed and elevated bishops who shared a vision that the church could help empower the poor and alleviate oppression.
    — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • In the end, the 49 people were placed on any available deck space on the Doyle.
    — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Its hull was stripped of toxic materials and bulky components, and the ship itself was placed just over 20 nautical miles from the city of Destin's beaches.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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