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as in positions
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain
the soldiers remained at their station even though a huge enemy force was approaching
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as in depots
a regular stopping place
the historic house was once a station on the Underground Railroad, the network that helped slaves reach freedom in the North
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as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
in colonial America, women occupied the lowest station in society and were not allowed to take part in public life
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stations
Noun
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Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Even that deal was apparently too much for the combatants to follow through on — Ukraine and Russia continue to hit each other’s power stations and oil depots.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other Democrats have taken decidedly more combative stances.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Both sides cite various research studies for their contradictory stances.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The exhibit displays over two centuries of sculptures that show how art has produced and reproduced racial attitudes and ideologies.—
John P. Jackson,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Again, youth attitudes toward corruption don’t bode well for many of the governments in this year’s elections.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Information taken off Arlington National Cemetery site By 2022, behind the spit-polish sheen of soldiers, horses and carriages, however, the unit had been worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Filming took place over 105 days and required the use of 5,000 extras; 130 carriages, carts and boats; 100 animals; and 12 animal trainers.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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Still, examples of talented women overcoming gender biases in reaching the upper echelons of the 20th century fine art world are far less numerous than the other way around.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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As high-end restaurants and hotels open up in major cities, the upper echelons of wines are seeing improved sales – even in the face of reduced consumption.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Stations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stations. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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