Synonyms for stand-down
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1. standdown, stand-downnoun

   a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness

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   standdown

2. standdown, stand-downnoun

   (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

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   standdown

Matched Categories

1. • Abeyance
   • Military
   • Stop

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1. Margaret White:

   We have no interest increatinga Ralph Nader-type spoiler, ifthis path outside thetwo major party candidatesis not needed, No Labels will stand down.

2. Jacob Ellenhorn:

   I’m not going to stand down, i’m going to stand up. I’m not going to be quiet.

3. President Biden:

   There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night, are you willing, tonight, to condemn white supremacists and militia groups, and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities, as we saw in Kenosha, and as we've seen in Portland.

4. Jim Free:

   If they decide that is not the right thing to do, we obviously will support that and stand down and look for our next launch attempt, but we still will press with the tanking test.

5. Staff James McConville:

   The safety of our aviators is our top priority, and this stand down is an important step to make certain we are doing everything possible to prevent accidents and protect our personnel.