as in appointing
to assign to a place or position
stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment
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Recent Examples of stationing
This, however, is followed by Pluto stationing direct in Aquarius, bringing deep revelations in your closest connections, asking you to redefine what partnership means to you.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Also, with Uranus stationing retrograde in Gemini and your fourth house of home, family and living spaces, changes in your personal life could play into these dynamics, whether that’s moving in together or setting new boundaries with family to protect your peace of mind.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even with the wheels starting to come off the British empire (this show is basically a Downton prequel), a place in English nobility will give the Russell heiress an otherwise unattainable level of social power, stationing her on the uppermost echelon of global influence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s your planetary ruler, Mercury, finally stationing direct after weeks of stirring your spiritual sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Also, with Uranus stationing retrograde in Gemini and your fourth house of home, family and living spaces, changes in your personal life could play into these dynamics, whether that’s moving in together or setting new boundaries with family to protect your peace of mind.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even with the wheels starting to come off the British empire (this show is basically a Downton prequel), a place in English nobility will give the Russell heiress an otherwise unattainable level of social power, stationing her on the uppermost echelon of global influence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s your planetary ruler, Mercury, finally stationing direct after weeks of stirring your spiritual sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationing
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Some, however, point to a third path, appointing another prime minister this time from the left or the far right in a bid to rebuild an alliance.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Church of England's General Synod voted to allow women bishops in 2014, appointing the first in the following year.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sultana, Schneider, and others talk of placing the new party at the core of grassroots institutions meant to radicalize British society from below and bring societal change.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Haberman recommended defining freestanding birthing centers in the local Land Development Code — pulling the definition from the new state law — and placing the centers under the umbrella of medical clinics.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Reports indicate the man could be posting these interactions online on TikTok, Instagram, and potentially other social media platforms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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This followed a trend in place for months on a platform that only started posting sports bets in January, having previously only done wagers on topics such as election results and weather patterns.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Stationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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