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stand for

verb as in signify, mean

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“A lot of businesses are saying, we just don’t think consumers will stand for this,” DiNatale said.

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But LAP, which stands for Life Among People, has also caused a backlash in the German capital from critics who say it is squeezing out local cafes, prompting protests and even vandalism.

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If Republicans don’t find an agenda to stand for in the next 12 months, they will soon find themselves in a position to pass nothing at all.

Such tool use—notably hand letter-cutting in stone, producing forms like those we see on traditional monuments—stands for “materiality, for slowness, for permanence” in the face of boardroom brainstorming and assembly-line production.

If they announced that they wanted to stand for re-election, a poll would be held solely on the question of whether they should be returned to parliament.

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

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