emplace

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Recent Examples of emplace The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025 This is a complex process taking hours, so explosives need to be emplaced ahead of time. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 The Democrats’ guests also include at least one government watchdog dismissed by Trump in his bid to emplace loyalists across positions of influence. Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 These forces will support enhanced detection and monitoring efforts and repair and emplace physical barriers, the release said. Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025 In the coming days, SpaceX technicians will lift the ship on top of the Super Heavy booster already emplaced on the launch mount. Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 Strong winds and high sea swells initially prevented the U.S. military from emplacing the pier. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplace
Verb
  • By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • We were situated in an immense valley peppered with boulders and desert agave plants—the site, Mikkelsen told me, of a winter village of the Kumeyaay people, who have inhabited the region for more than 10,000 years.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yousef Obeid kicked a 25-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining to put the Bears up for good in Murfreesboo, Tennessee.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Green’s 11-yard touchdown run put Arkansas ahead 7-0.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In April, ahead of QPR’s final Championship match of the season away to Sunderland, Cifuentes was placed on gardening leave.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers pointed out that in laboratory experiments, the glasses were placed in pure water at 90 degrees Celsius for up to 112 days.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Topaz Lake and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The relatively remote area where the plant is located is typically patrolled by smaller law enforcement departments, so other agencies have volunteered resources for support, a source told CNN.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It was situated in an alcove, positioned in the shine of a colored light.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • After a rookie campaign that earned him unanimous Rookie of the Year honors and positioned him as one of the league’s elite defenders, his sophomore season was cut short by a shoulder blood clot.
    Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All Entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned and the Sponsor has the right to dispose of the Entries at Sponsor's sole discretion.
    Vogue, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The technology promises to cut emissions, reduce energy use, and open new revenue streams for biodiesel producers who currently pay to dispose of the by-product.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Emplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplace. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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