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
In a move to further cement its position as a dominant air carrier in San Diego, Alaska Airlines will launch next year its first pilot base here, with the goal of stationing up to 250 captains and first officers at the airport.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The infamous case of Amazon stationing an ambulance to treat heat exhaustion outside a Pennsylvania warehouse in the early 2010s because there was no air-conditioning comes to mind.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
With Mercury stationing direct in your sign on the 29th, your voice gets stronger, your words land with more weight, and your ability to self-advocate returns.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Add Saturn stationing direct in Pisces and the first quarter moon for the win.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 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
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The infamous case of Amazon stationing an ambulance to treat heat exhaustion outside a Pennsylvania warehouse in the early 2010s because there was no air-conditioning comes to mind.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
With Mercury stationing direct in your sign on the 29th, your voice gets stronger, your words land with more weight, and your ability to self-advocate returns.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Add Saturn stationing direct in Pisces and the first quarter moon for the win.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationing
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Skandalakis, meanwhile, warns that the hourly rates being requested by defense attorneys far surpass what Georgia typically pays when appointing conflict counsel.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Back in June 2025, Kennedy fired all 17 sitting members of the committee before the secretary began appointing new members, which included some vaccine skeptics, only a few days later.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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This book is an account of the shooting, the trial that ensued, and the aftermath, placing it all in the context of racial tensions in Reagan-era America.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Sharks on Thursday afternoon cleared a spot on their 23-man roster for Smith’s return, placing center Ty Dellandrea on IR.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The world's leading contract chipmaker also announced blowout earnings on Thursday, posting a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profit on the year, giving it eight consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit growth.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Simons, though, was the star of the show, posting a stat line seen just a handful of times in franchise history.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Stationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationing. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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