stood for
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1
as in permitted
to give permission for or to approve of
They would not stand for their children missing curfew.
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as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
The nanny did not stand for whining from the children.
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as in represented
to serve as a material counterpart of
He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing.
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“Stood for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20for. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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