stance
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3.9
- noun
- /stæns/
- Her campaign website outlines her stance on critical issues like education and healthcare.
- take a stance
- adopt a stance
- a policy stance
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Watch on YouTubeKyle Stevens asks what is your stance on the realness of math?
- Kyle Stevens asks what is your stance on the realness of math?
- What is your stance on pineapple on pizza?
- So then they moderate their stance, which is total BS.
- So don't take any stance on them, just hang back a bit.
- We need to take a more aggressive stance towards them.
- What's your stance on like sleep sex?
- And how much of that stance is that this evens the playing field?
- They they don't take a stance on anything.
- But I just want to read you Freud's stance on happiness.
- And because of your your stance, you've been suspended.
- And the fallout since she took that stance has been absolutely stunning.
- Usually I don't take a super hard stance on something, but here it goes.
- I get heat for my for my stance on my relationships with women.
- Members of his own party are criticizing our stance on Ukraine.
Examples
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Since leaving school, he had been lacking a stance, a position from which to operate.
Fiction book (1997) -
And I'm not actually sure what the film's stance on class is.
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Okay, well you know my stance on the situation.
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We need to take a more aggressive stance towards them.
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Practice an open and encouraging stance toward student input and dialogue.
Academic text (2015) -
What is your stance on pineapple on pizza?
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Throughout, the management maintained a hostile stance, refusing to deal seriously with the demands of the fans.
Academic text (2017) -
But Congress wanted to take a tougher stance against rogue states such as North Korea.
Academic text (1999) -
I firmly disagree with your stance on coronavirus.
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John Paul II took a bold stance on the Spirit's animation of the church's mission.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.5
A personal opinion or belief about something
926
3.5
A view or opinion someone has about an issue
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3.6
A way of looking at something from a particular point of view
21
5.9
A chosen way of thinking or dealing with a problem
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4.4
A strong, clear opinion that does not change
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A martial arts position with the back leg bent and the front leg straight for balance and quick movement
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stance comes from the Latin root stare 'to stand', just like the English word stand, so a stance on an issue is your 'position' or attitude — the place where you 'stand' in a debate.