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stood for

VERB

signify, mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exemplify imply represent suggest symbolize

WEAK

answer for appear for betoken denote indicate symbol

VERB

endure, bear

Synonyms

WEAK

abide allow bear with brook cope countenance experience handle hang on hold last live with put up with resign oneself to stay the course stomach submit suffer support sustain swallow take tolerate undergo wear weather withstand

Antonyms

WEAK

disobey forget overlook

Example Sentences

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The leaders of Holyrood's five other parties also stood for the role, but the SNP's comfortable election victory made Swinney's nomination a virtual certainty.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Radebe said: "This show has always stood for joy, heart, and togetherness, and I feel deeply honoured to now help carry that magic forward."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A revamped Rose Garden that buries the past and statues that diminish what the people they depict stood for.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Chicken Boy stood for years atop the Chicken Boy fried-chicken restaurant on Broadway downtown, inspiring writer Art Fein to label him “L.A.’s Statue of Liberty.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I stood for a moment listening to the sound of their hooves dying out in the snowy road, and then I began to laugh and cry all at once.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier