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

benches

NOUN
bleachers
Synonyms


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Some hopped on benches craning their necks for a better view while others FaceTimed friends so they could watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A number of Linton’s loved ones sat away from them in a separate row of benches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

"A £4m defender is usually the last spot on FPL managers' benches but Lundstram was misclassified by FPL towers and was actually a box-to-box midfielder," says Woods.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

To accommodate the dances, the Osage had erected, amid the encroaching wilderness, a pavilion, with a mushroom-shaped metal roof and a circular earth floor surrounded by concentric rows of wooden benches.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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