stationed

Definition of stationednext
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 Armed with an adventure kit, participants are summoned to a secret location where they’re tasked with deciphering cryptic codes, uncovering hidden symbols, navigating shifting alliances and outwit enemies and operatives stationed around the campus. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Over the past few months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 No All Saints faculty members were stationed in the hallway during the lunch period, the lawsuit says. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026 Excavation teams stationed several kilometers from the cave have been working to create an access route in recent days, said Bounkham from the volunteer association, which was appointed by the government to oversee the mission. Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Officers quickly determined the call was likely a swatting attempt after meeting with security personnel already stationed at the property and finding no evidence of gunfire. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026 From 2005 to 2012, Jeremy was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Base, with his wife and two young children joining him. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 From the ages of 6 to 12, his father was an active-duty soldier stationed in Germany. Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 He wasn’t stationed in a back seat away from the action. Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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  • While there are assumptions in some quarters that dragging their feet over Slot cost Liverpool a shot at their former midfielder, who was appointed by Chelsea two weeks ago, Alonso was not a serious consideration for Edwards and Hughes.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The man appointed to run recovery efforts – then-Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover – rode his newfound fame into the White House.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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  • Each person held their sarongs in different ways, over both shoulders or draped on one, around their necks, balled up in a fist, placed neatly on a lap.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • Next week’s launch would have been only New Glenn’s fourth, after its third flight on April 19 placed a satellite for the company AST SpaceMobile in an orbit that was lower than planned because of a malfunction of the rocket’s second stage.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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