STOOD OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

stood off

verb

past tense of stand off

as in turned back

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As the clock ticked down, Boyle took off his headphones, dropped the microphone and turned back into a student, rushing the field with his classmates.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of turned back

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Check local donation guidelines before loading the truck Nothing derails a donation day faster than showing up with a truckload of furniture only to be turned away.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Rookie Brian Schwake turned away four shots for Nashville (12-2-3), which had won five in a row and gone 8-0-2 during its unbeaten run.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of turned away

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Masterson, O’Hara, Rogers and Schmidt have all raised concerns about or opposed data-center incentives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Mayors and first selectmen rely on that money to balance their budgets, and two key lobbying groups, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the Council of Small Towns, have both opposed eliminating the car tax.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of opposed

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Similar gains were observed for other rare earth combinations, suggesting that controlling channel size could become a general strategy for separating elements that have long resisted efficient purification.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The couple initially resisted the town’s removal order, insisting the roosters were meant to comfort their daughter Pyper, not advertise their business.

— Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of resisted

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The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this is the first since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Founded over 70 years ago, the church had withstood decades of erosion and sea level rise and was in dire need of a new seawall.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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