Here are the possible solutions for they stand for things clue
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Relevancy
nouns
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They stand for things
Definition
NOUN, a word used to denote the name of something
sahl
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Early and influential stand-up comedian Mort who said, "Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen" haha I feel that
byme
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"Just as long as you stand, stand ___"
lie
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Stand's opposite ... or a bad thing to do on the stand
Definition
to make an intentional false statement
roadside
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Where a hot dog stand may stand
cynic
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One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be": Bierce
One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be," per Ambrose Bierce
Definition
someone who takes a pessimistic view of human motives and actions
realists
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They see things as they are
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REALIST, one who is concerned with fact or reality