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stand

noun as in position, opinion

noun as in base, stage

verb as in be or get upright

verb as in be in force, exist

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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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On this page you'll find 238 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stand, such as: attitude, belief, determination, sentiment, stance, and view.

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

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