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

Scripps’ local stations in Detroit and Las Vegas will also broadcast games for two of the league’s expansion franchises, according to the release. — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Saturday Night Live’s Marcello Hernandez gamely hosted the evening, with attendees walking across the Center to David Geffen Hall for an afterparty that included Katz’s Deli carving stations and elaborate sushi setups. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Elimar, the ground floor restaurant, buzzes at breakfast with a spectacular spread including giant wheels of parmesan and sides of prosciutto, fruit, egg and pancake stations, and a gluten-free section. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini, the founders of La Fabrique du Temps, created a new jumping hour complication inspired by the mechanical departure boards found in airports and train stations the world over. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 The Federal Communications Commission this year issued a public notice ordering broadcast TV stations to give the discounts to parties and joint fundraising committees. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026 Appetizers were presented at tasting stations along the south edge of the bridge during the opening happy hour. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 But using price apps can help save a little money, especially on long trips where gas by the interstate could be 10 to 15 cents per gallon more expensive than at stations a short drive down the road, Metzgar said. — Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 Security was tight around the filling stations and both uniformed and plainclothes police were visible around. — ABC News, 7 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

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Noun

This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Some maintain that women are just too emotional to be in positions of authority.

— Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of positions

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Moscow’s forces have recently hit other food storage depots, leaving some supermarket shelves empty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Four Russian glide bombs destroyed a sorting center belonging to the postal service Nova Poshta in the northern Sumy region, and a drone smashed one of its depots in the Kyiv region, the company said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of depots

Noun

After the boy missed a long-lasting dose, the house manager contacted the same hospital to talk about how to improve his blood glucose levels.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Tiedemann noted that permit levels are intentionally set with some buffer, so that a violation doesn’t immediately cause a crisis.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of levels

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Michigan has offered a particularly clear example this cycle as el Sayed attempts to appeal to independents and centrist Republicans after taking deeply partisan stances.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Some people want more charisma, better interviews or more stances on political topics.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stances

Verb

The film details how the tenets of the 14th Amendment, ratified post-Civil War, are now under systematic attack.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Wright details the journey of those kidnapped from Africa to Key West and those who survived, who eventually were sent to Liberia.

— Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of details

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Fleury has since embarked on a coaching journey of more than 20 years, including stops at Sacred Heart as a defensive coordinator and Towson as a special teams coordinator.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Collins had no events scheduled for Labor Day, but had been campaigning aggressively in the days leading up to the holiday and has several stops coming up this week.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stops

Noun

In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The home country is hostile, literally and culturally, so the characters often turn to America and England, places that are marginally safer but only just.

— Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026