stand on

verb

stood on; standing on; stands on

Synonyms of stand on

transitive verb

: to depend on

: to insist on

never stands on ceremony

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Blake Snell stood on the mound with his hand on his hip, waiting for Jake Bauers to cross the plate before punching in his pitch call for the next batter. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 There was only room to stand on the platform, and Del hadn’t hung it quite level. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Their nutrient-dense, abundant seeds stand on tall stems despite the weather and attract American goldfinches, dark-eyed juncos, pine siskins, chickadees and sparrows. — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton). — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand on

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