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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
Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Political analysts suggest Hinchcliffe's Puerto Rico remarks could similarly impact Trump's standing in key swing states like Pennsylvania.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2024
The county advised residents to reduce the risk of West Nile virus by draining standing water, cleaning areas where water might collect, screening windows and doors and placing mosquitofish in unused artificial bodies of water.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Both Zegler and Scherzinger made their Broadway debuts in their respective productions, each earning rave reviews (and a 6-minute standing ovation for Scherzinger on opening night).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Political analysts suggest Hinchcliffe's Puerto Rico remarks could similarly impact Trump's standing in key swing states like Pennsylvania.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The audience inside Palazzo del Cinema’s Sala Grande responded to the dark tale with a rapturous standing ovation for stars Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2024
The county advised residents to reduce the risk of West Nile virus by draining standing water, cleaning areas where water might collect, screening windows and doors and placing mosquitofish in unused artificial bodies of water.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing
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Venus The planet of love, beauty and harmony, Venusian dignities amplify charm, artistic talent and the ability to form loving, balanced relationships.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Unbeknownst to me, my father was using storytelling to reclaim his dignity and humanity in a place designed to strip it away.Sean Boyce Johnson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
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Some questions have been raised about Gill’s catch because of the duration of the long-range trip and the tackle used.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
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Anyone who has been through a relationship of any duration will recognize the degree to which the trio dig into the essentials of the male/female dynamic.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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Drawing on experience The board position is Fischer’s debut in Arizona water politics.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Shostakovich did not absent-mindedly stumble into a position of lasting cultural power.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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This means moving beyond static, surface-level self-reporting on the company’s overall security posture and building security strategies that are designed to mitigate loss from risk that is shared across multiple organizations.Vishaal Hariprasad, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both estrangement and reconciliation are not static states, Pillemer says.Fortesa Latifi, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The vertical stitching looks clean and elegant, and is meant to prevent wrinkles.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
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According to one rule-of-thumb, men with a vertical greater than 20 inches and women with a vertical greater than 14 inches are likely to be predominantly fast-twitch.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
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Several passengers intervened on an American Airlines flight this week when a man allegedly attacked a woman sitting next to him, video taken by another passenger appeared to show.Brie Stimson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Pictures of President Calvin Coolidge and first lady Grace Coolidge show them being sworn in as meeting the criteria for Massachusetts absentee voting in 1924 and sitting at a small wooden table picturesquely placed on the White House South Lawn.Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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For heart failure, this means increasing or decreasing doses of fluid pills (diuretics) and other medications, based on symptoms and how well the person is tolerating therapy.Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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For too long, too many policymakers have favored appeasement of Iran, tolerating Iran’s murderous terrorism.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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The increase is attributed to a higher number of Discord server paying subscribers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Equus does not anticipate paying cash dividends to common stockholders in the near future, maintaining its focus on preserving liquidity and enhancing shareholder value.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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