cannot/can't stand

idiom

: to hate
I can't stand him.

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This solution cannot stand alone and must be complemented by a broader system transformation. Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 The court battles may be brought by different parties, but several of them invoke the major questions and nondelegation doctrines in arguing that the tariffs cannot stand. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 May 2025 People flooded the comments section with similar stories about their dogs who cannot stand being apart. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 May is the last month for herbs that cannot stand the heat and rains. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cannot/can't stand

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“Cannot/can't stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot%2Fcan%27t%20stand. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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