stood

verb

Definition of stoodnext
past tense of stand
1
as in sat
to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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2
as in endured
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I don't know how you can stand that job

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3
as in paid
to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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4
as in was
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 Synonyms for stood
  1. sat
  2. endured
  3. paid
  4. tolerated
  5. accepted
  6. settled
  7. placed
  8. sustained
Verb
  • Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
    Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
Verb
  • However, in a family business that’s endured for over a century, the past occasionally makes a resurgence.
    Erik Trinidad, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In nearly 14 years atop Minnesota's Democratic Party, Ken Martin has endured bleak outlooks, deep internal party divisions and some close calls.
    Dana Ferguson, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • The Devils paid a $3 million fine, lost a 2011 third-round pick and were supposed to lose a first-round pick within the next four years after they were punished.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But he was fired after two seasons, meaning the Kings paid him $10 million not to coach from 2016 to 2018.
    Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of paid
Verb
  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
Verb
  • His mother accepted him, but his father reacted violently.
    Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Now the National Rally — after riding successive waves of fear and anger over unchecked immigration, rising inflation and deadly terrorism — is no longer on the fringes of French politics, with some of its policies more widely accepted.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • The couple returned to the states in 1952, settled in Dayton and had two children.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The agency also has opened or settled hundreds of charges against Amazon.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of settled
Verb
  • Retail media refers to any advertising placed by brands within a retail environment, including digital ads on websites and apps or promotional displays in brick-and-mortar stores.
    Mustafa Khanwala, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • All that remained was the center of Structure 10, and there, in the weak morning light, was the hearth where the cow skull had been placed upside down.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of placed
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  • An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2019 did not adversely impact on his progress.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officers gave the victim first aid, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustained
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