as in assignment
the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class)
Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.
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Recent Examples of placement
Both Kundig and Joyce emphasize the clients’ modern-art collection and how its placement drove some of the design decisions.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Smith's placement in the standings is a particular surprise as he's won twice this season, but his playoffs have gotten off to a rocky start, as Smith has finished 30th in both of the first two races of the Round of 10.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and INSEAD were named the best schools in part for having high job placement rates, promotion opportunities, and gender diversity.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Investors have been holding on to their shares with few willing to sell, according to a private share placement agent, who requested anonymity for privacy concerns.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Smith's placement in the standings is a particular surprise as he's won twice this season, but his playoffs have gotten off to a rocky start, as Smith has finished 30th in both of the first two races of the Round of 10.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and INSEAD were named the best schools in part for having high job placement rates, promotion opportunities, and gender diversity.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Investors have been holding on to their shares with few willing to sell, according to a private share placement agent, who requested anonymity for privacy concerns.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
Noun
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The Dodgers already had more than enough postseason starting pitching options when Sasaki started his rehab assignment last month.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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Negotiations over the commissions 2028 to 2034 budgets are expect to get underway this fall and continue across 2026.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These appeals largely fell on deaf ears, however, with most Americans more focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and nail-biting 2020 elections than a conflict few had any understanding of.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Nolan’s election marks a rare example of an A-list player taking the helm of the union at the peak of their professional power.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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