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take battle stations

VERB
deploy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expand open set up use
STRONG
arrange display dispose extend position unfold utilize
WEAK
fan out form front put out patrol set out spread out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclude end finish
STRONG
conceal disarrange disorder displace disturb hide withhold
WEAK
not use

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Before the Yugoslavs had even been able to take battle stations, the Nazis had virtually completed the first phase of Blitzkrieg�the wild, daring dash for centers of communication and command.

From Time Magazine Archive