stations 1 of 2

plural of station
1
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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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
Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Several open rodent bait stations were seen underneath shelving and equipment throughout the kitchen and dry storage rooms. Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 After moving to Miami in the early 1960s, Latimore’s music crossed genres from R&B/soul to blues and onto mainstream pop music stations. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner and hosts a weekly international buffet night with live cooking stations that should not be missed. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Refillable water stations were provided at each of the two stages and lined the fences between. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Additional food stations will feature bites from Morimoto Asia, as well, adding to the event’s flavor. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Because once again, several major radio stations — all from massive Cumulus Media — were not part of the Nielsen report. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026 Shuttle buses were available to provide connecting service through the affected area from the Howard to Skokie stations, CTA officials said. Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 18 Aug. 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
Noun
  • Those positions remain in flux and negotiations between Assembly members, state senators and Newsom are ongoing, Assembly Natural Resources Committee Chair Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, said.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has remained well below pre-war levels.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Since the pandemic, average wholesale food prices remain about 35% above February 2020 levels, while restaurant employee hourly earnings have increased 41%.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Self-certification for prediction market platforms At Thursday's meeting, Terry Duffy, the chair and CEO of CME Group, took one of the most aggressive stances on how prediction markets should operate.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Raman has to win over voters who supported Pratt’s conservative stances while not alienating her progressive base.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Wednesday filing in Colleton County, South Carolina, details state prosecutors' allegations against Murdaugh's attorney, Dick Harpootlian.
    Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The National Transportation Safety Board released a public docket Tuesday that details more on the jet crash that killed eight people.
    Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Previous high school stops were at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His crew struggled often on stops earlier this season, losing 128 spots in the pits, but has been better with three top-five finishes in the past six races.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That is a chain of very different tasks and different security postures.
    Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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