as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision
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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
our old standby in times of trouble
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Recent Examples of stand by
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Brian Geraghty and Patti Harrison lend some color to Ed and Janie, the contestants who have to stand by and watch Larson’s unprecedented steamroll, while Goggins plays the perfect game show host.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Remove Stains From Fabric If your carpets or upholstered furniture are attacked by something greasy, leaving a horrible, oily stain, shampoo is on standby to help you out.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The presence of Good, standing by her man, cast doubt on Jabbari, who is white, and helped create a counter-narrative: that a good Black man had been bamboozled by a conniving white woman.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Brian Geraghty and Patti Harrison lend some color to Ed and Janie, the contestants who have to stand by and watch Larson’s unprecedented steamroll, while Goggins plays the perfect game show host.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
There would also need to be a paramedic or emergency medical technician in the vicinity on standby to provide medical aid, if necessary.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Remove Stains From Fabric If your carpets or upholstered furniture are attacked by something greasy, leaving a horrible, oily stain, shampoo is on standby to help you out.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand by
Noun
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Our economic anchors — health care, professional services and public administration — continue to create jobs and opportunity.—
Shelonda Stokes,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
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The always great Clark Gregg adds tragic anxiety in assuming Ray Wise’s film role as Don Hollenbeck — a CBS anchor who can’t get past the barbs in the press over his left-leaning past.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Through much of the 20th century, California’s salmon fishery formed the economic backbone of coastal fishing ports, with fishers using hook and line pulling in millions of pounds in good years.—
Alastair Bland | CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anger and animosity are why fans clamor for the addition of short tracks on the schedule, and the backbone to why Bristol was once one of the hottest tickets in sports with a streak of selling out 55 consecutive races.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the front, there's a sheet of Gorilla Glass 3, which has been a mainstay of budget phones for years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While foods like oysters may have their time and place, mainstays of American comfort food such as the hot dog can evoke memories of childhood and patriotism.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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UConn is different from most teams in its guard reliance.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Frequent exposure to allergens can trigger ongoing immune responses that disrupt sleep, lead to fatigue, impact appearance, and increase reliance on medication, Bassett said.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Our biggest key against these guys was to defend the 3-point line and this team really has the ability to shoot it.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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That — a complete inability to defend without fouling — has been as much a hallmark of these Huskies as anything.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After so much death, the Millers, pillars of the Jackson community, now have a 5-year-old son, Benjamin (Ezra Benedict Agbonkhese).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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In short, science reveals that sleep is a pillar of human overall health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Stand by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20by. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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