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stands for

VERB

signify, mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exemplify imply represent suggest symbolize

WEAK

answer for appear for betoken denote indicate symbol

VERB

endure, bear

Synonyms

WEAK

abide allow bear with brook cope countenance experience handle hang on hold last live with put up with resign oneself to stay the course stomach submit suffer support sustain swallow take tolerate undergo wear weather withstand

Antonyms

WEAK

disobey forget overlook

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stands for

Anderson and others chalk the recent selloff to a case of “FOMO,” which stands for “fear of missing out.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The letter 'D', which stands for "deceased," is one of the UN-approved symbols being used by search-and-rescue missions in Venezuela, one week after deadly twin tremors struck the country.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Rick Cole, a former deputy mayor of L.A., said the DSA label for both candidates doesn’t mean they’ll adhere to the most dramatized versions of what DSA stands for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Gleich denied O’Leary’s allegations and said she hasn’t taken money from Earthly Education, an environmental platform based in Sydney, nor from BEAR, which stands for the Box Elder Accountability Referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

—Why is it that in literature and poems and everythin’ we read in English class, black usually stands for somethin’ bad and white stands for somethin’ good?

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper