stood

verb

Definition of stoodnext
past tense of stand
1
as in sat
to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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2
as in endured
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I don't know how you can stand that job

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3
as in paid
to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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4
as in was
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood
  1. sat
  2. endured
  3. paid
  4. tolerated
  5. accepted
  6. settled
  7. placed
  8. sustained
Verb
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
    Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
Verb
  • The Jewish community has long endured violence and antisemitism, Klugman said, and has taken measures to better secure its synagogues and temples across North America.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That endeavor went nowhere, but their partnership endured.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • Those benefits include health care, free college tuition, paid family leave and company stock grants, Starbucks says, adding that the combination of average pay and benefits equates to an average of $30 per hour for the vast majority of baristas working at least 20 hours per week.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The report said one of the other men in the group paid for the vacation rental where the group stayed, and that Gaetz returned to Florida on a private plane with one other man and three of the women.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of paid
Verb
  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
Verb
  • Working holiday light strands may also be accepted at donation sites such as Goodwill and Salvation Army resale shops.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Discover is accepted at about 70 million merchant acceptance points compared with Visa’s roughly 130 million and Mastercard’s 100 million.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • To ensure that Charlotte’s harness was comfortable enough and would not cause irritation, the team tested multiple prototypes of the belt and settled on one that was light, adjustable, flexible and hugged the edges of his shell.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Flaherty was a Pittsburgh native with plans to translate his stature into dramatic roles but instead moved to Chicago, settled in and became a comedian, then left for Canada.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of settled
Verb
  • People who placed a $0 on the field for the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax forms or left the section blank are eligible for the credit.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of placed
Verb
  • An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2019 did not adversely impact on his progress.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dobbins sustained a knee injury in Week 12 against the Baltimore Ravens.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustained
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