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as in situated
to arrange something in a certain spot or position he carefully placed the flowers in a vase
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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride
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as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood
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as in ranked
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition
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as in appointed
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division
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as in introduced
to present or bring forward for discussion once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions
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Recent Examples of placed Horton exited his second start of the year in Cleveland on April 3 and was placed on the IL the next day. —
Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 He was placed onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 Sayed decided to try the pump, and placed it through her femoral artery. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 In the classic trope of stage magic, Jim lets members of the audience see the balls get placed into two boxes, mixed up, and given to Alice and Bob. —Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 The former First Lady reportedly placed a $35,000 bid for a walk-on role on the next season of Heated Rivalry but did not win the grand prize. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Now commercial solar projects must be under construction by July 2026 and placed in service by the end of 2027 to remain eligible for the credit. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 In addition to Naismith, the home is connected to two other notable men associated with KU and Lawrence history, according to the 2008 application to get the home placed on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026 Richard was placed on two years of formal probation and must participate in a year-long mental-health program. —City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 He was placed onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 Sayed decided to try the pump, and placed it through her femoral artery. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 In the classic trope of stage magic, Jim lets members of the audience see the balls get placed into two boxes, mixed up, and given to Alice and Bob. —Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 The former First Lady reportedly placed a $35,000 bid for a walk-on role on the next season of Heated Rivalry but did not win the grand prize. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Now commercial solar projects must be under construction by July 2026 and placed in service by the end of 2027 to remain eligible for the credit. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 In addition to Naismith, the home is connected to two other notable men associated with KU and Lawrence history, according to the 2008 application to get the home placed on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026 Richard was placed on two years of formal probation and must participate in a year-long mental-health program. —City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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The seat is deliberately situated for maximum forest and sunrise view, and over the years the neighboring field had been an apple orchard pruned out to favor maturing maple trees that are used for tapping.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Since June 2025, The Cloud by Käfer has been situated beneath the ceiling of Munich’s BMW Welt, the brand’s exhibition and experience center.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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In California, animals and plants on the verge of extinction can be classified as threatened, endangered or fully protected.— Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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They were both classified as EF0, Molina said.— Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The volume of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be up to 199 million tons, UNEP said.— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season.— Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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This year, as in previous LABC polls, homelessness and housing affordability were the issues most on the minds of voters, with 95% saying homelessness was a very serious or serious problem, while 87% ranked housing affordability the same way.— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Spreitzer, meanwhile, pointed to an August executive order that would allow a presidentially appointed individual to have the final say on grant solicitations and approvals.— Fiona Bork, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
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Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister.— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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The report builds on previous work at the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed legacy contractors to produce weapons faster, introduced accountability for delays and sought to foster competition among firms competing for Defense Department (DOD) contracts.— Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
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Vangala said if customers feel they are being held responsible for mistakes made by tools the retailer introduced, the resulting friction could derail adoption entirely.— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit, filed Monday in Cass County Circuit Court, accuses the furniture company of failing to conduct a thorough background check on Enrique Lopez-Martinez, who was employed by a flooring company NFM contracted with to do the removal of old carpeting and installation of new.— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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But, as pointed out on Epicurious, the go-to website for foodies, the word elicits substantial reader backlash even when employed to describe chicken and cakes.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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The noise levels in the arena reached epic proportions as the Hawks put the clamps on the Knicks.— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Coulombe struck out Austin Wells for the second out, but from there Cora gave the ball to righty Greg Weissert, who allowed the go-ahead two-run pinch hit single to Cody Bellinger and then another RBI single to Judge to put New York ahead 4-2.— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/placed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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