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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I don't know how you can stand that job
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as in to be
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 stand
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Shopping at local, independent bookstores is incredibly important, especially in a community like Opelousas, where Black Pot Bookshop stands as the only bookstore in the city.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
An English sparkling wine stall is selling bottles of it for £45, while a food stand is headlined ‘Crepes et Galettes, de Saint-Malo’, which, to be honest, The Athletic has to Google (basically, fancy crepes).
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Some breed in running or standing water, while others breed in muddy or swampy locations.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Shopping at local, independent bookstores is incredibly important, especially in a community like Opelousas, where Black Pot Bookshop stands as the only bookstore in the city.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
Vance took the trophy off its stand and felt much more comfortable as the pictures continued on the White House lawn.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
An English sparkling wine stall is selling bottles of it for £45, while a food stand is headlined ‘Crepes et Galettes, de Saint-Malo’, which, to be honest, The Athletic has to Google (basically, fancy crepes).
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand
Verb
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The gray and white dog was tied to a car, one of the 10 vehicles plus an RV sitting on the land in March.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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The singer was sitting behind President Trump, Elon Musk and Kid Rock.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Read the full Libra Daily Horoscope Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Sick and tired of tolerating it?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite their native habitat in moist woods and along stream banks, plants tolerate dry soil and drought.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Federal investigators ultimately found that its officers use excessive force, discriminate against Black people, conduct stops and searches without probable cause, and arrest people purely for not having the money to pay fines.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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As a result, vendors including Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony can expect to pay a cumulative 145% tariff on any consoles shipped from China to the US.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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There were a couple of Palm Beach restaurants added to the Bib Gourmand list, too: aioli and Palm Beach Meats, both from West Palm Beach.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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About 20 feet from the podium, the two women waited through hours of musical performances and speeches by prominent progressive officials, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) and Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), the first Gen Z member of Congress.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The answer comes from various reasons, but the most profound is lying right underneath our noses.—
Kevin Reutenauer,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pahalgam lies on a major pilgrimage route, known as the Amarnath Yatra, which takes place every year and has been exposed to previous attacks.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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In response to mounting international pressure, Maduro’s administration has sought to project confidence, insisting that Venezuela can endure the latest wave of U.S. economic measures.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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No cause of death was announced, but Finn was described by Playbill as having endured a long illness.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Hall of Fame voting panel will meet May 20 in Charlotte and determine the Class of 2026.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2025
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In February 2024, Francis met with the trustees of the University of Notre Dame, a Catholic institution in Indiana.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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