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as in depot
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 level
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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Recent Examples of station
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Such overlaps have been standard procedure since the station's continual occupation for more than two decades of operation.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Fernandes was stationed upfield to play just behind Sesko.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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To host his midnight swearing-in at the old City Hall station, Mamdani’s team paid $10,000 to the MTA, according to filings.
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People stationed themselves around the dining room table in an assembly line.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for station
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Jimenez’s link-up role for Fulham is visible in his passing solar system, which shows the distance of his passes, the most common players receiving them and their average positions when doing so.—
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Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at her home.—
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The post did not specify the damage, but said that people living near the depot may have to be evacuated.—
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The depot, originally built in the late 1960s as a garage for private carrier Greyhound, was last renovated in the late ’90s.—
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The blackout slashed internet access to a fraction of normal levels on the 13th day of the protests as rights groups, including Amensty International, accused the regime of using lethal force against protesters.—
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What's more, this door alarm features three sensitivity levels and emits a loud, shrill sound that will instantly scare an intruder away.—
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The music industry has been racing to harness the latest developments in AI and protect its valuable catalogs, gradually shifting from a hostile approach to a more cooperative stance.—
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Trump highlighted the fight over health coverage, reiterating his opposition to extending those subsidies and insisting to his party’s lawmakers that his stance would be embraced by voters.—
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The system places users in a zero-gravity posture originally developed for aerospace applications.—
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Candles placed at the site lit up the snowy, winter night.—
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Los Angeles appeared to be in charge after getting a stop on defense giving Stafford the ball back.—
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
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To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year.—
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Manning had the last name, the ranking, and was playing for a storied program.—
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Maintaining an upright posture, press the dumbbells overhead until your elbows are almost straight.—
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The Four Freedoms were civic posture.—
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“Station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/station. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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