stationing

verb

present participle of station
as in appointing
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of stationing Compositionally, the girl refuses to assume the traditional blocking of a model at the center of the picture, stationing herself instead to the right and leaving an empty area of floor to occupy the center of the canvas. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Saturn stationing retrograde today asks you to review your routines and duties. — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 July 2026 However, with Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer on June 29 — the ruler of this Mars in Gemini transit — old feelings, conversations and even ex-lovers could circle back around for some unfinished business. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 The month closes on June 29 with a full moon in Capricorn alongside Mercury stationing retrograde, putting a warm spotlight on your inner circle and local community. — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026 His administration has declared Cuba a national security threat and has threatened military action against the communist-run island, stationing naval warships off its shores. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 When Wick took a woman down to the beach, the victim followed, allegedly to act as security, stationing himself near the boardwalk steps. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026 The Air Force previously considered stationing a set of F-35s in Boise, which can reach speeds of up to 1,200 mph. — Hali Smith april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026 The bill separately bans ICE agents from stationing themselves near childcare centers while performing immigration enforcement. — Andrew Graham april 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationing
  1. appointing
  2. placing
  3. posting
Verb
  • The president, himself a billionaire, has described his inclination toward appointing the ultrawealthy as deference to financial success.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Compare this to the start of last season, when the only managerial changes were Thomas Frank moving from Brentford to Tottenham Hotspur and his former side replacing him from within, appointing Keith Andrews.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointing
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  • Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • The risks of not posting bail immediately were far too consequential.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watts went first, posting a snapshot of McCollough kissing his head to Instagram.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of posting

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