stand-down

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stand-down

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Deverbal from stand down.

noun stand-downs

A time when soldiers are not on alert
A time when developers are wrapping up the day

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"stand-down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stand-down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stand-down. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stand-down

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"stand-down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stand-down.

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@misc{stand_down_2026,
  title = {stand-down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stand-down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}