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 Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, residents of Oceanside, California, were attempting to visit their pregnant daughter, who is married to another Marine stationed at the base, when they were taken into custody by ICE agents, NBC 7 San Diego reported. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The discipline is usually said to have begun in 1786, when Sir William Jones, a colonial judge stationed in Bengal, addressed the Asiatic Society. Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 As the sun rose, they could be seen stationed in an unidentified area, with Israeli flags hoisted up from military vehicles. Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025 The Mountain Home Air Force Base currently has a contingent of F-15 fighter jets from Singapore’s air force stationed there as part of a training program for that nation’s pilots. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Improving predictions requires observations, so NASA and the European Space Agency have spacecraft stationed at Lagrange Point 1 or L1 — a gravitationally stable orbit between Earth and the sun that uses a minimum of fuel. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Her grandfather served in World War II and was stationed in Italy. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 These probes would be stationed at Lagrange Point 1 (L1), a stable orbital location between the Earth and the sun. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025 The buoy was launched from the CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell – stationed in Victoria, British Columbia – as the crew was replacing three old safety buoys, the Canadian Coast Guard says. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationed
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  • In recognition of her charitable initiatives, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In 2016, Pulte and his grandfather led a corporate shakeup that resulted in Pulte being appointed to the company’s board while still in his 20s.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Armstrong was placed on IR earlier this week, after sustaining a hamstring injury in the loss to Carolina.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Young placed an accurate pass to McMillan on a slant route, but the ball bounced off McMillan’s hands and floated into the mitts of Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson for an interception.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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