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

The stations are standardised, so capacity is added by replicating them, and this line is the blueprint for future local for local expansion, as per the release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 Other stations along the Jersey Shore have reported wind gusts of 60 mph or more. — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 On the subway system, workers had rolled out some flood mitigation tools at Coney Island and Howard Beach stations, and had begun pre-storm work of covering up system vents and clearing out drainage systems. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 These attacks have appeared in familiar settings, including parking meters, railway stations, restaurant menus and parcels. — Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Ants come inside in the fall to escape the cold like other bugs, and these liquid bait stations are the easiest way to get rid of them. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026 As ballot stations opened in Casablanca and Rabat, voters of various ages formed small but continuous lines to cast their ballots. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 With the help of humanitarian organizations, governments can send out heat warnings, reach out to vulnerable populations, provide cooling centers and hydration stations, and expand health system capacity as needed. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 By then, Thomas Edison’s company had built a hundred and eighty-five stations across America; two years later, the country had more than a thousand of them. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stations

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And yet Sullivan bypassed All Americans at both positions (UM’s Rueben Bain and Ohio State’s Caleb Downs) to take an offensive lineman (Kadyn Proctor).

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
He was selected in 2021 for a science and technology policy fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which places scientists and engineers in federal government positions to help with policymaking.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of positions

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The city owns 14,900 parcels across the five boroughs, including municipal rooftops, parking lots, and fleet depots, that can be turned into hubs of clean energy production.

— Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
The work also includes setting up charging depots and cleaning and maintenance hubs for the vehicles.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of depots

Noun

Women who have a restricted diet and may not get enough iron-rich foods, those who have absorption issues or those who have particularly heavy menstrual cycles may be more likely to have lower iron levels.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Thanks to the coffered and baffled wood ceilings, noise levels are buffered and kept to a pleasant rumble.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of levels

Noun

Ahead of the election, The Star reached out to both candidates to get their stances on Amendment 3.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
During Wednesday’s meeting Higdon and Knox agreed that the municipalities that switched stances did so out of fear.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stances

Verb

His memoir, released Tuesday, details his early life fleeing Vietnam with his father, time in refugee camps, his life as a child actor and his triumphant return to the screen.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Kim is a co-author of the study, published 17 September in Science, which details Mount Mantap’s ongoing seismic activity.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of details

Noun

Joe Drew made 11 stops for the Red Wolves, while Makai Shahid and AG McGhee finished with 8 and 6 tackles, respectively.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Only Khamenia and Dzafic, who didn’t see much playing time at all for coach John Calipari, experienced comparable expectations at their previous stops.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of stops

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Adrià describes a world filtered through adolescence, where people, places and situations can appear idealized, magical or unsettling.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026