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Recent Examples of stances
Canada takes hard line on regional trade pact Canada and Mexico are taking differing stances ahead of a renegotiation of the North American trade agreement.
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Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
When the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition holds its Midwest Regional in Kansas City on Saturday, April 25, the moves performed will feature more headspins and b-boy stances than the typical performances inside one of KC’s iconic landmarks.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
His selection was meant to convey Warsh’s bona fides and politically neutral stances, CNN’s Phil Mattingly noted.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
But conservative activists and some moderate Democrats have argued such stances are too unpopular with swing voters.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Means has faced criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for her controversial stances on vaccines, birth control and pesticides.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Pope Leo’s religious style of leadership closely resembles Pope Francis, who spoke out against anti-immigration hardline stances among other political topics.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps both players would have remained stalwart in their stances.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The intelligence director, who had taken passionately anti-war stances as a member of Congress, walked an awkward line.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
When the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition holds its Midwest Regional in Kansas City on Saturday, April 25, the moves performed will feature more headspins and b-boy stances than the typical performances inside one of KC’s iconic landmarks.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
His selection was meant to convey Warsh’s bona fides and politically neutral stances, CNN’s Phil Mattingly noted.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
But conservative activists and some moderate Democrats have argued such stances are too unpopular with swing voters.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Means has faced criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for her controversial stances on vaccines, birth control and pesticides.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Pope Leo’s religious style of leadership closely resembles Pope Francis, who spoke out against anti-immigration hardline stances among other political topics.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps both players would have remained stalwart in their stances.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The intelligence director, who had taken passionately anti-war stances as a member of Congress, walked an awkward line.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stances
Noun
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Triggers can be smells, sounds, places, postures or tones of voice.—
Dr. Andrew Garner,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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On this tour, the postures struck are much fewer and farther in-between, or less planned and deliberate-seeming.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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More homework was also associated with negative attitudes about school for younger children in the study.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Stances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stances. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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