Thesaurus results for STATIONS

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noun

plural of station

as in positions

the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain the soldiers remained at their station even though a huge enemy force was approaching

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as in depots

a regular stopping place the historic house was once a station on the Underground Railroad, the network that helped slaves reach freedom in the North

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as in levels

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement in colonial America, women occupied the lowest station in society and were not allowed to take part in public life

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as in stances

a general way of holding the body the palace guards are required to maintain a rigid station

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verb

present tense third-person singular of station

as in details

to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of stations

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The agency said some stations where installation remains under construction may still have old gates or nearby emergency doors open temporarily to ensure system access. —

Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 31 May 2026 DirecTV also noted Scripps’ removal of 40 stations from Comcast Xfinity in 19 markets for over a month, starting April 1. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2026 Their system, called ArrayLink, could dramatically increase satellite data capacity while making ground stations cheaper, easier to deploy, and far more scalable. —

New Atlas, 30 May 2026 Designate Specific Stations Designers James Mellan-Matulewicz and Becca Meyer recommend creating specific stations and micro-zones when hosting in a small apartment. —

Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 30 May 2026 Agency officials replaced the train with shuttle buses at Union, 38th/Blake, 40th/Colorado and Central Park stations until further notice. —

Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 May 2026 Gaming stations turn airport waiting into playtime One of the biggest tech features is the gaming setup. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 Chevron Richmond currently funds a community air monitoring program that’s managed by a third party and collects air quality data at all times at three stations along its fenceline. —

Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 May 2026 That episode, broadcast to over a thousand stations, aired on July 11th. —

Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

Verb

Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there). —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 The council launched the Downtown Area Command, which stations more EMS medics and vehicles downtown during weekends and special events, in October 2024 in response to multiple drownings in Lady Bird Lake. —

Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026 Saturn also stations direct in Pisces this week in your sector of higher education and long-term vision. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025

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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 June 2026
City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026