Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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In his stead came Travis Glover, a 2024 sixth round draft pick who played just 13 snaps during the regular season last year.—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 In their stead come loads more fresh and thrilling releases, covered in our 'What's Coming to Netflix in July 2025?' article.—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Fever assistant Austin Kelly — who acted as head coach Saturday in the stead of Stephanie White, who was away from the team for personal reasons — remembered watching the Bulls on box TVs in hotel rooms while traveling with his AAU team during the ’90s.—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025 In his stead at the moment is Ryan Yarbrough, the veteran finesse lefty who Cashman snapped up off the scrap heap after his release from the Blue Jays in March and has pitched well in all four of his starts and one long relief appearance.—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stead
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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