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staking out

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Now look at the legislation the same party is proposing—and the positions its members are staking out—today.

I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim.

The freshman GOP senator has been staking out a leadership role on the immigration reform push.

Seven days later, after staking out Murillo and securing his confession, police charged Murillo with the gruesome crime.

He knew reporters would be staking out his every move if he left the house and went to a doctor.

They first had supper, after staking out their horses, and afterward buried the body of the outlaw, Alvin Wolf.

It was a holiday, and she was staking out her horses to graze, making gala-day work of it.

The process of staking out and setting the foundation has been already described under A Workshop, pages 259-264.

Both are initiated by discovery, staking out on the ground, and filing notice of location.

After staking out a claim, the writer-man guards warily against having it "jumped."

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On this page you'll find 299 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to staking out, such as: consider, examine, explore, inspect, interrogate, and probe.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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