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as in depot
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 level
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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Recent Examples of station
Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Pollock noted the park staffs Sand Beach Entrance station year-round and supports Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center staffing throughout the winter.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The 1-year-old dog recently found herself without a family when her former owner had to make the difficult decision to surrender the dog after learning they would soon be stationed overseas.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Their station Y’Allternative will also be covering the festival on Sunday.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Pollock noted the park staffs Sand Beach Entrance station year-round and supports Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center staffing throughout the winter.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Van Dyke, a 38-year-old North Carolina resident stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, has been an active-duty soldier since 2008 and a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces since 2023, according to the indictment.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The 1-year-old dog recently found herself without a family when her former owner had to make the difficult decision to surrender the dog after learning they would soon be stationed overseas.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for station
Noun
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Jayson happened to be playing the same position as them.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Members of the National Guard took up position inside the building as people were allowed to leave but not reenter.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company also points out the land sits next to a tractor-trailer depot already approved by Miami-Dade on land that’s also outside the UDB and that Miami-Dade once seriously considered building a sewage-treatment plant on the site before that project fizzled years ago.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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His missions involved strafing the German ground transportation system, including railways, roads and fuel depots, with on-board machine guns.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cobb said that multiple District 1 residents, in the northwest quadrant of the city, became frustrated with Perkins’ level of communication with his constituents leading up to the March 2 City Council vote on the tax breaks.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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This transit is shedding light on surface-level power and the unseen social currents secretly dictating your life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With a low, wide stance and a streamlined silhouette, the wagon carries a sporty yet refined appearance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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His stance was reportedly a factor in the party’s break with the BJP in 2023.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The documents go on to say that after Dukes was arrested and placed into a Chicago youth facility at 15 years old, he was signed to Warner Records.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Earlier in the day, Charles delivered a rare address to a joint session of Congress, highlighting the second day of his four-day state visit and placing the spotlight on the strained but enduring relationship between his country and the United States.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Guys, do yourself a favor and tell your millennial wife to gather up some friends to catch a Duff tour stop.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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So for about 18 years, pedestrians and bicyclists vibing on the footpath alongside the Blue Line would come to an abrupt stop near the I-277 overpass.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Colorado residents have faced the highest percentage premium increases measured in any state this decade, according to a ranking from Lending Tree.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bella DeVaan, director of the Charity Reform Initiative at IPS, offered conditional praise for the new Forbes ranking.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But writ large, is there thought of increasing the country's security posture after last night?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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As the Navy’s prime submarine contractor, Electric Boat is at the center of a push to replace an aging submarine force as the country races to balance China’s rapid naval expansion and its increasingly hostile posture in the Indo-Pacific.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/station. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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