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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
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Angel City opened the season 4-6-1 and is in 12th place in the National Women’s Soccer League standings.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Doing this will take up more standing space and block people from passing.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
While the archaeological site remains somewhat mysterious, this new study has resolved a long-standing question about how the central Altar Stone was transported to Stonehenge.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
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Noun
The Canadian women’s team — the reigning Olympic champions from the Tokyo Games — was deducted six points from its group standings in France.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Angel City opened the season 4-6-1 and is in 12th place in the National Women’s Soccer League standings.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Adjective
Every winter, Louis and Dick had a standing battle over fences.
—Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Doing this will take up more standing space and block people from passing.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
Verb
The hearing Friday centered on who has standing to challenge government steps once they have already been taken and whether that standing overrides national security.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
While the archaeological site remains somewhat mysterious, this new study has resolved a long-standing question about how the central Altar Stone was transported to Stonehenge.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
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His post-match interview revealed the usual Messi, the man who continues to showcase the kind of humanity, dignity, honor and humility that defies every standard of today’s society, consumed with the search for attention and glory at any cost.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Director David Baute described a deliberate approach to his subject’s dignity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Rachel Huxley, the head of mitigation in the climate and health team at the charitable foundation Wellcome, said climate change is increasing the intensity, frequency, and duration of heatwaves, in an interview.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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And while research shows that exercise supports healthy sleep by regulating body temperature, mood, metabolism and circadian rhythm, Weiner cautions that exercising too close to bedtime can interfere with sleep by delaying sleep onset, shortening sleep duration and lowering overall sleep quality.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces had captured a Russian position using only drones and robots for the first time, and had conducted more than 22,000 unmanned ground missions using robots in just the first three months of 2026.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Is that enough to force Roberts into the uncomfortable position of picking one of his aces over another, like a father picking one of his sons over another?—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Because the layout and internal computing architecture can be altered, operators can model multiple power generation technologies rather than relying on a single static layout.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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The launch came less than 12 hours after Blue Origin suffered an explosion on the pad 6 miles south at Launch Complex 36 during a static fire test of a New Glenn first stage.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Bungee jumping uses elastic rubber cords that create a vertical, bouncing effect, whereas rope jumping uses low-stretch climbing ropes that convert the fall into a horizontal, pendulum swing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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This look tag-teams vertical ribbons of strawberry milk with bold candy apple red for a look that's nothing short of delectable.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Australia began their campaign with a superb 2-0 win over Türkiye, sitting deep and springing on the counter to devastating effect to give themselves a great chance of reaching the knockout stages.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The last Royal visit It is believed that Saturday’s royal visit will be the first time in 100 years that a sitting monarch has stopped in Kansas City.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Spanish and French lavender varieties, in particular, are known for tolerating high temperatures the best.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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All of this demands constant adaptation inside a market that has stopped tolerating growth at any cost.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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