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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
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
The season will air new two-hour episodes weekly for five weeks ending in the May 25 finale where the last chef standing will win $75,000.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The crowd roared, giving the cast another standing ovation as Bong beamed with pride and took photos on his phone.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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The two-time World Cup champion ranks seventh in the downhill standings and has two podium finishes this season, winning gold at the Saalbach World Championships and taking third at Kvitfjell.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
The season will air new two-hour episodes weekly for five weeks ending in the May 25 finale where the last chef standing will win $75,000.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The crowd roared, giving the cast another standing ovation as Bong beamed with pride and took photos on his phone.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
Noun
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Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.—
Chen Reis,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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So these are formal situations, in which patients are in need of dignity and professional distance.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The overall click duration was only 48 milliseconds, the study said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Not Paying Attention to Sleep Hygiene Sleep hygiene can improve your sleep duration and quality.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
24 Mar. 2025
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In addition, there are about 5,200 probationary workers, who have been in their positions less than a year or two and were terminated last month.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit demands back pay and reinstatement to their positions.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Airfields -- like Engels strategic bomber air base -- oil refineries, ports and the like are static and their locations known to Ukrainian military planners.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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With constant changes in workforce demands, evolving technologies and economic shifts, the industry has never been static.—
Paul DeLuca,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What were once promising vertical applications are now being challenged by major players such as Microsoft, Google and Epic, who embed such agents into their products.—
Mark Francis,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Crews have already been preparing the site to now go vertical.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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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The price Xi’s China is paying is deflation.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Medicaid continued to process payments during that time, but Blue Cross Blue Shield stopped paying after a few months.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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