STOOD OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

stood off

verb

past tense of stand off

as in turned back

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As the clock ticked down, Boyle took off his headphones, dropped the microphone and turned back into a student, rushing the field with his classmates.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of turned back

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Mali then turned away from its traditional Western partners to Russia — first to the Wagner Group, a private organization that acted as Russia’s diplomatic proxy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Zahra was ultimately turned away at the Moroccan border town of Fnideq and did not enter Ceuta.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of turned away

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The day of that performance in front of the Pope, there were people that opposed it.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
A number of lawmakers opposed the bill to establish the National Intelligence Bureau, and more than 200 people attended a protest against it in May ahead of the parliamentary vote, according to public broadcaster NHK.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of opposed

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On a Sunday afternoon in July, while much of the world watched the World Cup final, a counterexample was found to the Jacobian conjecture, a problem that had resisted proof or disproof since 1939.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Until Tuesday, some rival executives resisted calling the Detroit Tigers on left-hander Tarik Skubal, trying to be respectful as the team fought to remain in contention.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of resisted

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The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this is the first since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Founded over 70 years ago, the church had withstood decades of erosion and sea level rise and was in dire need of a new seawall.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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