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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stations

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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

Noun

Apple music features the personalized Love and Heartbreak stations, which were introduced for Valentine's Day 2024. —

Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026 Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose who entered the race recently with support from wealthy tech executives, scored the best of any of the Democrats in the TV stations’ instant poll of viewers, with support of approximately 12% to 17%. —

Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026 Unlike passenger electric vehicles that can be charged using residential electricity, hydrogen vehicles require specialized refueling stations. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026 The Teslas can be hailed by website or accessed at stations. —

Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 All the notes demanded money in Bitcoin, according to the stations. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026 The law was enacted to prevent broadcast stations from offering one-sided programming. —

Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, Tegna owns 64 news stations across 51 markets. —

Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 They’ve already been installed at stations as part of the West Lake Corridor and Double Track NWI projects, and Hegewisch was planned as well. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026

Verb

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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Steyer has unleashed a flood of videos advertising his positions, which notably, given his heavy spending, include calling for a ban on campaign giving by corporations and reigning in electrical utility companies to lower costs for Californians.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Florian Wirtz has played on both flanks and Frimpong on the right, but those are not their preferred positions.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026