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Recent Examples of way station
This was to be a way station, not a terminus; after disembarking there, immigrants would be encouraged to fan out, helping to establish Jewish communities throughout the southwestern half of the nation.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
They were imprisoned from 1941 to 1945 at Theresienstadt, known as a way station for most there, who were eventually sent to death camps.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
The Copilot demonstration is probably an important way station on the way to making this real for a greater number of people.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
So Friday’s three-team deal was just a means to an end, with the Hawks acting as a way station for the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes to swap blockbuster players Mikko Rantanen and Martin Nečas.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
They were imprisoned from 1941 to 1945 at Theresienstadt, known as a way station for most there, who were eventually sent to death camps.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
The Copilot demonstration is probably an important way station on the way to making this real for a greater number of people.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
So Friday’s three-team deal was just a means to an end, with the Hawks acting as a way station for the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes to swap blockbuster players Mikko Rantanen and Martin Nečas.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for way station
station
Noun
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The nearest stations, Stadium and International District/Chinatown Link, are a short walk away.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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As the bus sped under the station, Stevenson — outfitted in White’s costume and a blonde wig — leapt for the girder.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way%20station. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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