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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
Climate fund dry powder stood at $90 billion in this year’s first quarter, down from a $112 billion peak in the same period last year, according to a new Sightline Climate report.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Whispers in the hallway indicated no more seats would be added ahead of the meeting to accommodate those who stood outside.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
That homer stood as the Royals’ lone run until extra innings.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Since its inception in 1979, the Big East has stood as the epicenter of college basketball.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
In a group photo from Sunday, April 19, the teens stood between their parents before heading off to prom, both dressed to impress for the night out.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The models stood for a couple of hours until one got tired, took off her shoes, and sat down.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s game wasn’t the first time Smith stood behind the bench in a Stanley Cup playoff game.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Trump goes against everything that Frank stood for.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Whispers in the hallway indicated no more seats would be added ahead of the meeting to accommodate those who stood outside.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
That homer stood as the Royals’ lone run until extra innings.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Since its inception in 1979, the Big East has stood as the epicenter of college basketball.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
In a group photo from Sunday, April 19, the teens stood between their parents before heading off to prom, both dressed to impress for the night out.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The models stood for a couple of hours until one got tired, took off her shoes, and sat down.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s game wasn’t the first time Smith stood behind the bench in a Stanley Cup playoff game.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Trump goes against everything that Frank stood for.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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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But some people familiar with the matter say an applications uptick does not necessarily correspond to a surge in high-caliber recruits that can offset the attrition the bureau has endured.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The artists were paid for their work.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Following Prince’s death, there was a two-year investigation into the circumstances around his untimely passing.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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But this type of behavior can't be tolerated.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Employees who may not have tolerated such cuts in the past are now coping with them, according to a January survey from MyPerfectResume.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Several of the Dodgers players met with Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto prior to Friday’s game to give him his 2025 World Series championship ring.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Demidov’s wrist shot met with a pad save.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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This year, as in previous LABC polls, homelessness and housing affordability were the issues most on the minds of voters, with 95% saying homelessness was a very serious or serious problem, while 87% ranked housing affordability the same way.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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And when property rights are defined and broadly accepted, people are more likely to cooperate than to fight.—
Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Williams and Whitehouse, though, have both said the tryout fees for Flight 88 will go directly toward uniform, travel and education costs, and that the program isn’t planning to charge any additional costs for athletes once accepted.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Stood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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