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
Your 6th House of Habits is boosted by Jupiter stationing direct, which improves the flow of general tasks.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
With reactive Uranus stationing direct in your 5th House of Creativity, a passion project or date idea gets a jolt, inviting you to try something new on a whim.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest, non-Kremlin draft offers Kyiv security guarantees that would involve stationing French and British troops on Ukrainian territory to ensure the ceasefire held.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
In a move to further cement its position as a dominant air carrier in San Diego, Alaska Airlines will launch next year its first pilot base here, with the goal of stationing up to 250 captains and first officers at the airport.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The infamous case of Amazon stationing an ambulance to treat heat exhaustion outside a Pennsylvania warehouse in the early 2010s because there was no air-conditioning comes to mind.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
With Mercury stationing direct in your sign on the 29th, your voice gets stronger, your words land with more weight, and your ability to self-advocate returns.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Add Saturn stationing direct in Pisces and the first quarter moon for the win.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
With reactive Uranus stationing direct in your 5th House of Creativity, a passion project or date idea gets a jolt, inviting you to try something new on a whim.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest, non-Kremlin draft offers Kyiv security guarantees that would involve stationing French and British troops on Ukrainian territory to ensure the ceasefire held.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
In a move to further cement its position as a dominant air carrier in San Diego, Alaska Airlines will launch next year its first pilot base here, with the goal of stationing up to 250 captains and first officers at the airport.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The infamous case of Amazon stationing an ambulance to treat heat exhaustion outside a Pennsylvania warehouse in the early 2010s because there was no air-conditioning comes to mind.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
With Mercury stationing direct in your sign on the 29th, your voice gets stronger, your words land with more weight, and your ability to self-advocate returns.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Add Saturn stationing direct in Pisces and the first quarter moon for the win.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stationing
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The analysis also found that more companies were appointing CHROs or chief people officers to oversee the HR function, eclipsing less senior-sounding titles, like HR director.—
Courtney Vinopal,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Johnson on Tuesday did not answer a question on his timeline on appointing a new CTA president, after Dorval Carter resigned in January 2025.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This can include help to contact creditors, placing fraud alerts, disputing unauthorized accounts and preparing documentation to recover your identity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Phone records show that Epstein was placing calls to two phone numbers listed in Mottola’s email signature — an office and personal line — during that time period.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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But many other comments mocked the shop along with its presidential namesake, with a few detractors posting memes of tearful snowflakes topped with red MAGA hats.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Duggar was released from jail this week, after pleading not guilty to child molestation charges and posting a $600,000 bond.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Stationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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