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In 2007, Huckabee said he stood by these earlier remarks, but would phrase them differently.

They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.

I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.

But whereas we used to be satisfied gazing on that perfection as it stood up on a pedestal, now we want it down among us.

He stood holding his 21-month-old son, Jamison, his wife, Kelly, at his side.

Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.

After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.

Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.

His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.

So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.

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On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stood, such as: locate, set, rise, erect, settle, and place.

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

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