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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something this field is the intended site for a new shopping mall

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Verb
The home’s name pays tribute to another home, one built in the 1840s and demolished in 1973, that sat on the site of the Walmart at Bashford Manor Mall. Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025 Check out expert picks from our sister sites CNET, ZDNET, Mashable, and Lifehacker. PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025 That 12–acre site sits on the northern portion along Morehead Street. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025 Now residents are wondering why the fire department reportedly didn’t station any engines in the Palisades on January 7, when the New Year’s burn site was still relatively fresh and forecasters had predicted catastrophic, fire-fueling winds. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for site
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Noun
  • The location and duration of the shortages have been inconsistent, Duffy said.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The laws establish safe-haven locations and stipulate that the baby be turned over to the state, though in some states, private adoption agencies are allowed to take custody of the child.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
  • All across the locker room, guys were eager to flush Seattle’s 38-35 loss to the Bucs and exit the venue.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The new venue was the North Seattle apartment building Daugaard had proposed more than a year earlier.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For those who are ready to trade in their simple drip coffee set up for something a bit more advanced, Seattle Coffee Gear is a great independent retailer for coffee-brewing appliances and accessories.
    Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • An animal control office set up humane traps at the distribution center, where photos of Francine were posted throughout.
    John Raby, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Not all will apply to your place.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • My adolescent cells floated away from poor me and traded places with his.
    Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over time, the library buildings expanded to encompass the cemetery, with the Crusade-era gravestones embedded in the flagstones.
    Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • They’re embedded in the zeitgeist — especially in investing circles.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel will publish the list of the prisoners — and victims of their attacks have 24 hours to lodge objections.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Site.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/site. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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