as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the emplacement of the house, which is between two hulking mansions, makes it seem smaller than it is
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Recent Examples of emplacement
Despite earlier assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping that China would not militarize the reefs, some now feature airstrips, missile emplacements, ports, and other military infrastructure.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Using the abbey as an observation post with gun emplacements near its foundation and in the surrounding cliffs, the Germans command the narrow mountain passes of Route 6—the road to Rome.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
They are dotted on top with Israeli gun emplacements, sandbagged bunkers, large concrete slabs, and a snaking electric fence.
—Chris Hedges, Harpers Magazine, 15 June 2024
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Using the abbey as an observation post with gun emplacements near its foundation and in the surrounding cliffs, the Germans command the narrow mountain passes of Route 6—the road to Rome.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
They are dotted on top with Israeli gun emplacements, sandbagged bunkers, large concrete slabs, and a snaking electric fence.
—Chris Hedges, Harpers Magazine, 15 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplacement
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Unfortunately for him, Judge Arun Subramanian shot down the request as the Bureau of Prisons will accommodate general locations for sentences, but not specific prisons.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Firth’s isolated location within Ivvavik National Park—created as part of a 1984 land claim agreement and comanaged by Parks Canada and the Inuvialuit—has kept this wild waterway pristine.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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How does a company become—and stay—a great place to work?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Public happens to be the very same venue where Hamilton made its off-Broadway debut inFebruary 2015, before moving to Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre that August.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Twickenham became the second stadium used in 2016, and Tottenham was added to the venue rotation in ’19.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Miami site is currently used as an employee parking lot for Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus and is adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism in the 1960s and 1970s and sought asylum in the United States.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The collection prelaunched with a dedicated pop-up at Tokyo’s department store Isetan Shinjuku and rolls out internationally starting Thursday at the brand’s flagships, retail partners and on the brand’s e-commerce site.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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