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as in being
to occupy a place or location
the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield
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Recent Examples of sitting
After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Then again, some of you are probably sitting at the same exact kitchen table.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
He has been seen sitting courtside throughout the NBA Finals and has often been spotted filming on his phone.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Another photo shows the duo sitting side by side as the author sticks out her tongue.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Then again, some of you are probably sitting at the same exact kitchen table.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
He has been seen sitting courtside throughout the NBA Finals and has often been spotted filming on his phone.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Another photo shows the duo sitting side by side as the author sticks out her tongue.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitting
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Mahayahay Elementary School, located in the province of Davao Occidental, shared footage on social media showing frightened students squatting on the ground and then scurrying away when a canopy roof collapsed during the quake.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Corvette, particularly, feels outside of it all, as a woman who dreams of being a designer herself but is currently squatting in a closed fast food chicken shop and being haunted by a boulder of debt (like, literally).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Brian Buckmire, an ABC News legal analyst, said Gendron's attorneys are aiming at seating jurors who can set aside the defendant's guilty plea and decide the case based on the facts presented at trial.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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For decades, jazz legends and loyal fans have filled this cozy, intimate venue, seating roughly 100.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Grunion are known to make a faint squeaking noise while spawning.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Police say the woman was standing outside her home when a group in a car approached her.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The home’s earthy palette of Querobabi adobe, lime plaster walls and natural wood helps link it to the desert setting, as do the broad steps that now cascade down to an infinity pool out back.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The nurturing Moon drifts through your 12th House of Solitude, where a quincunx from boundary-setting Saturn in your 7th House of Partnership requires rest before promises.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Then there’s writing it, and then there’s putting it out.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Despite her shooting woes, Clark still controlled the game by consistently putting teammates in position to score.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In 1908 a significant court ruling determined that only those born to Parsi fathers are recognized by the state as Parsi, laying the groundwork for more than a century of exclusion.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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While Skyports and other facility developers are literally laying the groundwork, companies large and small are busy developing the new aircraft.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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Meloni lashed back and accused him of lying.—
Anthony Faiola,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
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Officers looked over the bridge and saw the man lying near the shoulder of Loop 820.—
Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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“Sitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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