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as in endured
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I don't know how you can stand that job
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later
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as in was
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league
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Recent Examples of stood
Americans stood for something, in a way that some observers believe many don’t anymore.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Just down the street, police stood ready to escort Vance out.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Because the bookshelves were adorned with busts of the early Roman emperors, individual volumes were identified by the emperor whose bust stood above them (Julius Caesar was treated as the first emperor and two female figures, Cleopatra and the empress Faustina, were also included).
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
In her place stood Edmundo González, a soft-spoken diplomat with no prior experience in electoral politics.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The initiative combines high-resolution aerial imaging, environmental sensors, as well as advanced analytics to assess the water requirements of trees that have stood for nearly two centuries.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The bear pulled up at 25 yards, then stood, swinging its head from side to side and growling.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Wearing his signature Panama hat, Joe Castiglione stood alone in the corner of Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium last month, congratulating every Sooner player and coach who came past following a victory.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Three hundred and thirty days after Hersh was taken, her son's body was returned to her – 114 pounds on a frame that once stood six feet tall, and now, had six wounds.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Just down the street, police stood ready to escort Vance out.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Because the bookshelves were adorned with busts of the early Roman emperors, individual volumes were identified by the emperor whose bust stood above them (Julius Caesar was treated as the first emperor and two female figures, Cleopatra and the empress Faustina, were also included).
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
In her place stood Edmundo González, a soft-spoken diplomat with no prior experience in electoral politics.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The initiative combines high-resolution aerial imaging, environmental sensors, as well as advanced analytics to assess the water requirements of trees that have stood for nearly two centuries.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The bear pulled up at 25 yards, then stood, swinging its head from side to side and growling.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Wearing his signature Panama hat, Joe Castiglione stood alone in the corner of Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium last month, congratulating every Sooner player and coach who came past following a victory.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Three hundred and thirty days after Hersh was taken, her son's body was returned to her – 114 pounds on a frame that once stood six feet tall, and now, had six wounds.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Quinn Halstead, the 12-year-old daughter of Blue Jackets assistant equipment manager Dustin Halstead, was diagnosed in August with a brain tumor and has since endured several surgeries and multiple stays in a Columbus hospital.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Although the pair have been married for a decade, their relationship has endured rough patches.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Foundation paid the bills; no one at the Foundation got any barbecue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The money could not be paid to a member of one’s family, including in-laws.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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There was also a spike in flu cases last month.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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When the team returned to the site of the tracker Monday morning, there was no whale in sight.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is just not going to be tolerated.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Importantly, the treatment was well-tolerated across the study population, with no new safety concerns identified.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During her first week on the job, Weiss embarked on a listening tour of the network and met with top staff and producers, many of whom left the meetings with cautious optimism about the network’s future.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those teams, who have met in the past two conference championship games, play next Saturday at Albertsons Stadium.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His work in the run game was particularly notable, taking a run game that ranked 31st in explosive run rate in 2023 to third best in 2024.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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This one had a slightly more subtle flavor, so many of our editors ranked this one around the middle of the pack.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One persons convictions may not be a conviction to others, and that has to accepted and equally challenged in good faith.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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On March 10, with a blend of American mediation and pressure, the SDF’s leader Mazloum Abdi accepted a year-end deadline to fold SDF forces into Syrian state structures.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Stood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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