Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Following his arrest, his wife ran in his stead, rallying large crowds across the country.—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025 In their stead, three new figures have already arrived: chief executive Angus Kinnear, head of trading Nick Hammond and strategy lead Chris Howarth.—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 18 June 2025 Drew Waters, Nick Loftin and John Rave have arrived in their stead.—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025 After the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of authors working on the next National Climate Assessment, two science societies announced an effort to publish a special collection of climate change research in its stead.—Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stead
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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