Stance
noun
The way someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted for a purpose.
Her confident stance made her seem much taller.
Often appears as...
- stance on something
- take a stance
noun
An attitude or opinion a person has about something, especially when expressed formally.
The company's stance on environmental issues is commendable.
Often appears as...
- political stance
- personal stance
noun
The way someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted for a purpose.
Her confident stance made her seem much taller.
Often appears as...
- stance on something
- take a stance
noun
An attitude or opinion a person has about something, especially when expressed formally.
The company's stance on environmental issues is commendable.
Often appears as...
- political stance
- personal stance
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expression
Refers to how someone physically holds their body for sports, confidence, or other activities.
The boxer's defensive stance made him difficult to hit.
Pro Tip 2/3Purposeful Position
Used to describe a deliberately chosen position that serves a specific function or goal.
She took a wide stance to steady herself on the rocking boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Attitude
Can indicate a person's feelings or confidence level, not just a physical position.
His relaxed stance at the podium showed he was comfortable speaking in public.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expression
Refers to how someone physically holds their body for sports, confidence, or other activities.
The boxer's defensive stance made him difficult to hit.
Pro Tip 2/3Purposeful Position
Used to describe a deliberately chosen position that serves a specific function or goal.
She took a wide stance to steady herself on the rocking boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Attitude
Can indicate a person's feelings or confidence level, not just a physical position.
His relaxed stance at the podium showed he was comfortable speaking in public.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expression
Refers to how someone physically holds their body for sports, confidence, or other activities.
The boxer's defensive stance made him difficult to hit.
Pro Tip 2/3Purposeful Position
Used to describe a deliberately chosen position that serves a specific function or goal.
She took a wide stance to steady herself on the rocking boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflecting Attitude
Can indicate a person's feelings or confidence level, not just a physical position.
His relaxed stance at the podium showed he was comfortable speaking in public.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
A lot of it is to do with your foot positioning on the board. -Okay. So, nice, wide stance... -Nice, wide stance always helps. Yeah. And you wanna keep your shoulders nice and straight. And then what am I doing with my hands? Just sort of Your hands can do whatever you wanna do. That's where the style comes in. Yeah. I imagine what my hands are gonna be doing is being alert.
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
We intuit other people's feelings; we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen. We're always in this stance of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity. We do that all the time. We just can't shake it off. It's so important that the very tools we use to understand ourselves,
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
you see the legs of the same color and he's doing a very characteristic thing he's got one foot actually dangling there at the moment as arrests it it's quite characteristic of the species and also the posture very straight back do you see how a parotid stance something snake eagles do there we go
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Build a tower, build a...
and visual effects. And what the marshmallow challenge does is it helps them identify the hidden assumptions. Because, frankly, every project has its own marshmallow, doesn't it? The challenge provides a shared experience, a common language, a common stance to build the right prototype.
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Notes of a native son:...
but also grew conflicted about the Church’s stance on racial inequality and homosexuality. After high school, he began writing novels and essays while taking a series of odd jobs. But the issues that had driven him away from the Church were still inescapable in his daily life.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
about myself and my prospects. But having been encouraged to see the voice not as an experience but as a symptom, my fear and resistance towards it intensified. Now essentially, this represented taking an aggressive stance towards my own mind, a kind of psychic civil war,
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Ethical dilemma: Would...
holds that lying is always immoral, regardless of the circumstances. In other words, there’s a moral rule which forbids lying, and that rule is absolute. You might think, though, that this stance overstates the moral importance of lying.
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How America Fails New...
You know, that's one of those things that when you hear it in passing, can sound correct. I didn't make you have a baby. I certainly wasn't there when that happened. But that stance ignores a fundamental truth,
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Exodus, a new design...
so I personally have experienced the broken truth of this country I have cried I have been frustrated I've been angry but then I took a stance as an architect and a stance as a designer and
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Aspen Baker: A better...
and in that gap, a battlefield mentality. An "are you with us or against us?" stance takes root. This isn't just about abortion. There are so many important issues that we can't talk about.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
A lot of it is to do with your foot positioning on the board. -Okay. So, nice, wide stance... -Nice, wide stance always helps. Yeah. And you wanna keep your shoulders nice and straight. And then what am I doing with my hands? Just sort of Your hands can do whatever you wanna do. That's where the style comes in. Yeah. I imagine what my hands are gonna be doing is being alert.
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
We intuit other people's feelings; we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen. We're always in this stance of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity. We do that all the time. We just can't shake it off. It's so important that the very tools we use to understand ourselves,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
you see the legs of the same color and he's doing a very characteristic thing he's got one foot actually dangling there at the moment as arrests it it's quite characteristic of the species and also the posture very straight back do you see how a parotid stance something snake eagles do there we go
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Build a tower, build a...
and visual effects. And what the marshmallow challenge does is it helps them identify the hidden assumptions. Because, frankly, every project has its own marshmallow, doesn't it? The challenge provides a shared experience, a common language, a common stance to build the right prototype.
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Notes of a native son:...
but also grew conflicted about the Church’s stance on racial inequality and homosexuality. After high school, he began writing novels and essays while taking a series of odd jobs. But the issues that had driven him away from the Church were still inescapable in his daily life.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
about myself and my prospects. But having been encouraged to see the voice not as an experience but as a symptom, my fear and resistance towards it intensified. Now essentially, this represented taking an aggressive stance towards my own mind, a kind of psychic civil war,
Video examples
Ethical dilemma: Would...
holds that lying is always immoral, regardless of the circumstances. In other words, there’s a moral rule which forbids lying, and that rule is absolute. You might think, though, that this stance overstates the moral importance of lying.
Video examples
How America Fails New...
You know, that's one of those things that when you hear it in passing, can sound correct. I didn't make you have a baby. I certainly wasn't there when that happened. But that stance ignores a fundamental truth,
Video examples
Exodus, a new design...
so I personally have experienced the broken truth of this country I have cried I have been frustrated I've been angry but then I took a stance as an architect and a stance as a designer and
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Aspen Baker: A better...
and in that gap, a battlefield mentality. An "are you with us or against us?" stance takes root. This isn't just about abortion. There are so many important issues that we can't talk about.
Example 1 of 10
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting.
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Brandon Ingram
American Athlete
I think when you have the point guard guarding someone full court and just chasing the guy all around, always in the right spot, it just makes you want to get down in a stance and be his backup and have his help whenever he needs it. Or having the same energy that he has.
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J. J. Redick
American Athlete
I know when I was a kid, I looked up to athletes. So, if an athlete spoke out on an important issue, then I was probably more likely to hear that opinion and to see that stance and recognize the importance of that.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
My stance has always been that my issue compared to everything else going on in the world is really, really small. Once you realize that, you can get a lot more out of being a part of the solution.
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Myles Garrett
American Athlete
You have to know what you're doing to help people and have an important stance in life. You can only do that by staying focused, and I can't lose focus for a second.
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Maurice Greene
American Athlete
My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
There were a lot of people who were a little afraid of the rage or blaming stance I was taking, and find what I am doing now more refreshing.
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Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian Architect
When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
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Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
As a woman, my stance is that I'm a fighter, and in no way will I support any kind of injustice against women in our society.
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Keegan Bradley
American Athlete
Especially in wind, each shot and stance can feel different, so it's important to first get comfortable.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting.
Quote examples
Brandon Ingram
American Athlete
I think when you have the point guard guarding someone full court and just chasing the guy all around, always in the right spot, it just makes you want to get down in a stance and be his backup and have his help whenever he needs it. Or having the same energy that he has.
Quote examples
J. J. Redick
American Athlete
I know when I was a kid, I looked up to athletes. So, if an athlete spoke out on an important issue, then I was probably more likely to hear that opinion and to see that stance and recognize the importance of that.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
My stance has always been that my issue compared to everything else going on in the world is really, really small. Once you realize that, you can get a lot more out of being a part of the solution.
Quote examples
Myles Garrett
American Athlete
You have to know what you're doing to help people and have an important stance in life. You can only do that by staying focused, and I can't lose focus for a second.
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Maurice Greene
American Athlete
My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
There were a lot of people who were a little afraid of the rage or blaming stance I was taking, and find what I am doing now more refreshing.
Quote examples
Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian Architect
When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
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Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
As a woman, my stance is that I'm a fighter, and in no way will I support any kind of injustice against women in our society.
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Keegan Bradley
American Athlete
Especially in wind, each shot and stance can feel different, so it's important to first get comfortable.
Example 1 of 10
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