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  • present tense form of bench (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bench.
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benches

NOUN
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Revelers lock arms and sing together, climbing onto benches to dance as entire sections of a tent seem to move as one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Glenn Burke was always standing on the benches in the Dodgers clubhouse and doing stand-up comedy, reciting poetry, and dancing around.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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