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stand
noun as in position, opinion
noun as in base, stage
verb as in be or get upright
Example Sentences
You know, we had the typical lemonade stands and selling cinnamon sticks and things like that.
OZY has reported that 70 percent of Gen Zers believe their lives need to make a difference in the world and 65 percent say it’s important for companies to take a stand on social issues.
This engine, situated off-center, powered the vehicle at a slight angle into the sky, where it moved several dozen meters laterally before descending and coming to rest near the launch stand.
One of the reasons I joined Levi Strauss is that this company has had for its entire 167 years a practice where the CEO is expected to take stands on important issues of the day.
We took a stand on it because it’s ripping the country apart.
To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles.
And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
Spencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?
But the liberal soul deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.
All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.
It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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