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Recent Examples of way station
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.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The Anthropic news is one more way station toward a burgeoning industry that is going to become much more important as the months go on.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The willingness of local elites to cope with the uncertainty of fully competitive politics will thus be the ultimate factor in determining whether competitive authoritarianism proves a way station in democratic development or a safe house for autocrats.
—Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
The problem is that this way station, in an orbit far from the lunar surface, really isn’t on the way to anywhere.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The Anthropic news is one more way station toward a burgeoning industry that is going to become much more important as the months go on.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The willingness of local elites to cope with the uncertainty of fully competitive politics will thus be the ultimate factor in determining whether competitive authoritarianism proves a way station in democratic development or a safe house for autocrats.
—Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
The problem is that this way station, in an orbit far from the lunar surface, really isn’t on the way to anywhere.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for way station
station
Noun
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Crofton Glass Beverage Dispenser A refreshing beverage station is a Memorial Day must-have.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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Inspectors cited the American restaurant for food safety violations including a lack of hand soap at the cook’s line hand wash station.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way%20station. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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