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 project would include a splash pad, waterpark and pool restoration as well as pickleball courts, running track upgrades, outdoor fitness stations, an inclusive playground, and safety fencing around the club’s playground. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Not bad for a bunch of ragamuffins who used to fritter away their evenings busking in Bay Area BART stations. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Bauer was escorting bank tellers to their drive-in stations moments before he was gunned down. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 In South Florida, Amtrak’s Floridian, which ends in Chicago, and the Silver Meteor, which goes to New York, serve stations including Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach and West Palm Beach. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 The Texas Newsroom is a public radio journalism collaboration that includes NPR, KERA (North Texas), Houston Public Media, KUT (Austin), Texas Public Radio (San Antonio) and other stations across the state. — Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 An EVgo spokesperson said its San Diego stations are public sites available to all drivers, including robotaxis. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Authorities are conducting drone surveillance, checks at railway stations, rapid-response units and online monitoring for potential calls to violence. — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Oct. 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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Stevens and other Michigan Democrats kept their distance from El-Sayed over his association with controversial streamer Hasan Piker and his positions on Israel.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
According to The Information, Meta has been recruiting robotics engineers in Shanghai and Shenzhen, with positions covering prototype development and preparations for potential large-scale manufacturing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of positions

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Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil refineries and fuel depots, slashing Russia’s diesel exports by 75%, according to CNBC.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The policy directs that rail connections be established with all seaports, land ports, economic zones and inland container depots, with a target of lifting rail’s share of freight to 20 percent.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of depots

Verb

Here, the movie authentically details what being a wheelchair user, a blind person, or a deaf person was like in 1977.

— Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
In a panel clip circulating amid Stewart’s death, McKellen details his experience coming out as gay in 1988, as Stewart supports him silently by holding his hand onstage.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of details

Noun

Fifth-year cornerback Jaden Mickey made some big stops, including a pass breakup, while the defensive front produced four sacks for 37 yards and seven tackles for loss.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
At some point, however, Heritage needed a few defensive stops.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated.

— Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of places

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Over five years, Wex amassed thousands of images of such postures, drawing from her street photography as well as magazines, ads and art history books.

— Rebecca L. Davis, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
What’s more, the trendy postures of chic apathy and terminal cool hinder genuine connection for everyone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026