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  • present tense form of bench (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bench.

benches

NOUN
bleachers
Synonyms


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Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Visitors will be able to buy a wider selection of reclaimed wood, as well as items such as benches, bin stores and planters.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Since then Sam's followers have sent him heartfelt stories and photos of why particular benches all over the world mean so much to them.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

This would vindicate the Fed’s July caution in defying the clamor from the media and financial back benches to raise rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

His colleagues, confined to their lab benches, thought that he had gone fully mad.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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