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stand for

VERB
signify, mean
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exemplify imply represent suggest symbolize
WEAK
answer for appear for betoken denote indicate symbol

Example Sentences

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One of those directors, Mariam Naficy, has informed the board that she won’t stand for re-election at the coming annual meeting, according to a Victoria’s Secret news release on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The public did stand for it, in long lines, waiting to fill up their gas guzzlers.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This went counter to everything the area was supposed to stand for, she said.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

If we stand for the First Amendment, then we should celebrate it and promote it.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

He was trucked, shipped, and shuttled on the Asiatic Fleet, and finally encamped under palm trees on the Philippine shore, to make his stand for General MacArthur.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver