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
For commercial farmers Jami and Chuck English, stationing an honor box at their pick-your-own pumpkin patch each fall was a logistics decision.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Your 6th House of Habits is boosted by Jupiter stationing direct, which improves the flow of general tasks.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
With reactive Uranus stationing direct in your 5th House of Creativity, a passion project or date idea gets a jolt, inviting you to try something new on a whim.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest, non-Kremlin draft offers Kyiv security guarantees that would involve stationing French and British troops on Ukrainian territory to ensure the ceasefire held.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Your 6th House of Habits is boosted by Jupiter stationing direct, which improves the flow of general tasks.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
With reactive Uranus stationing direct in your 5th House of Creativity, a passion project or date idea gets a jolt, inviting you to try something new on a whim.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest, non-Kremlin draft offers Kyiv security guarantees that would involve stationing French and British troops on Ukrainian territory to ensure the ceasefire held.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationing
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Lawson-Remer’s legislation calls for a seven-person independent ethics commission, with the five supervisors each appointing a commissioner and county counsel appointing the other two.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Agency plans include appointing 15 state directors to oversee local operations, the statement said.—
Karl Hille,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Daejeon officials released social media videos showing rescuers pulling the limp wolf from a ditch and placing it in a carrier, and the animal undergoing medical examinations at the zoo.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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State emergency officials and natural resources officers from the State of Michigan are assisting Cheboygan city and county officials on a response that includes placing additional water pumps and removing gates at the dam.—
Terrance Friday,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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All the companies in the table below report earnings next week, have beaten earnings per share estimates at least 70% of the time and average a gain of at least 1% the first day after posting their latest financials.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Robinson was a popular social media influencer prior to her death, boasting 145,000 followers on Instagram while posting lifestyle content to her page.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Stationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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