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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
Alberts did not say it, but all signs point to the team moving to Plano for a new development where Willow Bend Mall was once stood.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
The Sheridan Road Holiday Club opened as a second location in 2001, but has stood alone for most of its history.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Pascal Struijk stood away from the Leeds United group on the Wembley turf.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
As with many Black women with eating disorders, my muscles clung to my bones, my thighs stood their ground, regardless of the weight dropping from my stomach and breasts.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Lesser known but notably noisier acts were relegated to another section of the grounds, where the Diablo Stage stood, attracting non-stop aggressive movement.
—Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
Kunar Information and Culture Director Najibullah Hanafi said the death toll stood at seven, with 85 people wounded.
—ABC News, 27 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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
The Sheridan Road Holiday Club opened as a second location in 2001, but has stood alone for most of its history.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Pascal Struijk stood away from the Leeds United group on the Wembley turf.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
As with many Black women with eating disorders, my muscles clung to my bones, my thighs stood their ground, regardless of the weight dropping from my stomach and breasts.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Lesser known but notably noisier acts were relegated to another section of the grounds, where the Diablo Stage stood, attracting non-stop aggressive movement.
—Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
Kunar Information and Culture Director Najibullah Hanafi said the death toll stood at seven, with 85 people wounded.
—ABC News, 27 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
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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Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 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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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was no comedian present (there was, however, a mentalist) for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but that didn’t stop Jimmy Kimmel from presenting his alternative version of what his WHCD monologue might look like on his Thursday, April 23, show.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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So, the ribosome provides a very stringent test of whether engineering out an amino acid can be tolerated by cells.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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It would be dedicated to the heroic patience with which Americans have tolerated billionaires like him for so very long.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 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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In 2023, the Rangers ranked second in all of Major League Baseball with 143 home runs, and second in OPS.—
Mac Engel
April 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, live coverage of the men’s final in Monte Carlo between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ranked among the top three sports broadcasts in its time period.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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The lieutenant who handled his Skelly conference wrote that Webster accepted full responsibility for his actions and apologized.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, the city of Aurora accepted a grant from the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on behalf of Mutual Ground to make needed renovations.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Stood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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