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as in dignity
high position within society
a man of standing in his community
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as in position
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
my standing in the class at the time of graduation
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as in static
fixed in a place or position
bought the house and all standing appliances and fixtures
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as in vertical
rising straight up
all standing timbers are in sound condition
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as in sitting
to occupy a place or location
the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza
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as in tolerating
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I don't know how you can stand that job
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later
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as in being
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 standing
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The standing forward bend is a classic yoga move and is particularly effective for stretching the muscles along the entire back of the body, including the calves, thighs, glutes, lower back, shoulders, and neck.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
Colson Thayer, People.com, 5 May 2025
The High Court did not address those questions Tuesday, and left the door open for other parties, with better standing arguments, to bring a case in the future.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Rosenthal said that the firing may be an offseason decision depending on the Blue Jays' ability to fight and claw their way back up the standings.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The standing forward bend is a classic yoga move and is particularly effective for stretching the muscles along the entire back of the body, including the calves, thighs, glutes, lower back, shoulders, and neck.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
Adjective
You're supposed to get in a standing van so your dress didn't wrinkle.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 5 May 2025
The High Court did not address those questions Tuesday, and left the door open for other parties, with better standing arguments, to bring a case in the future.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
Noun
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When work doesn't offer dignity, flexibility, or a livable wage, people find their own way.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The Renaissance celebrated the dignity of man; science opened new frontiers.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Parameters looked at include the type of listing being booked, the duration of the stay, the distance to the listing from the guest’s primary location and if the booking is last minute.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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Congress later papered over the conflict by voting to give Lincoln the authority for the war’s duration.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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But the authors found that this advantage when under static compression proved to be a disadvantage when dropping eggs from a height, with the horizontal position emerging as the optimal orientation.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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Delray Beach commissioners and DDA board members may be in a unique position to find and cultivate future board members who represent the aforementioned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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But the market is far from static; plug-in sales are booming, with battery electric vehicle registrations up by 28 percent according to the analysts at JATO Dynamics, and plug-in hybrid EV sales increased by 31 percent.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the iPad mini uses an 8.3-inch LCD at a resolution of 2,266 by 1,488 pixels, a maximum brightness of 500 nits, and a static 60Hz refresh rate.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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If there are grid lines on your windows, Weidenbaum recommends going with the horizontal line that lands closest to the vertical halfway point.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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Ateliers Horizons has dabbled in sound before, developing a first jukebox in 2019, as well as a boombox housing a vertical turntable.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Coach Doc River played the role of Secret Santa by sitting the Bucks’ two biggest stars — Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was dealing with back spasms, and Damian Lillard, who was out with a non-COVID-19 illness.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Real Madrid has avoided paying such substantial fees in recent years, instead acquiring key players like Kylian Mbappé on free transfers.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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