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stands for

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present tense third-person singular of stand for

as in allows

to give permission for or to approve of They would not stand for their children missing curfew.

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as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult) The nanny did not stand for whining from the children.

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as in represents

to serve as a material counterpart of He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing.

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Recent Examples of stands for The lower part, with its four legs on the ground, stands for the fall of a lost civilization. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Nashville International Airport currently uses the airport code BNA, which stands for Berry Field Nashville Airport. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 The Washington Monument is seen past viewing stands for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race. — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The deRISKED program, whose name stands for Readiness Informed by Shared Knowhow, Evaluation, and Data, was established to assess pre-commercial energy-storage technologies consistently. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Each letter stands for a warning sign, asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolving. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Buckingham Palace recently indicated that James, Prince Edward’s 18-year-old son, isn’t using the styling of HRH, which stands for His or Her Royal Highness. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 In 2026, that’s OCA, which stands for Opportunity, Community, Ability. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Pride in place and purpose really does mean something, and erasing Anaheim from the name diminishes not only my community, but what this fan base stands for. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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lives with

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The care also continues around the clock because Gus lives with Bell, her husband and their two children, while Griff II remains with the family in retirement.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
But Peasley also lives with Type 1 diabetes and wanted to avoid the potential fogginess and drowsiness that can accompany anesthesia.

— Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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