STOOD OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

stood off

verb

past tense of stand off

as in turned back

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At a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, the voting machines had already been switched off minutes after polls were set to close and couldn't be turned back on.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
At a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, the voting machines had already been switched off minutes after polls were set to close and couldn’t be turned back on.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned back

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Fred VanVleet made two free throws for the final points after Thompson turned away the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama in the lane as the Rockets started their season with two victories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
He got stuffed by double-team blocks and turned away by larger Toronto wings, who manhandled the slighter forward in his attempts to create downhill momentum.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned away

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The companies furthermore threatened to invoke eminent domain to simply take land if the community resisted.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Gilder resisted officers during a traffic stop and swallowed several items as he was taken into custody, according to the affidavit.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisted

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In the time since the Hope Scholarship had withstood the court challenge, Switzer’s reach had only grown.

— Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026
The Bruins’ defense withstood the Ducks’ final push and celebrated a signature victory during a turnaround season.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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