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
On the surface, Bryan is a desirable placement in the federal prison system.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The team said the next steps include improving precision in atom placement, reducing interference further, and increasing the number of qubits on a single chip.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The investigation concluded the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route near a runway approach path caused the incident, and noted a number of systemic failures.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The team said the next steps include improving precision in atom placement, reducing interference further, and increasing the number of qubits on a single chip.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The investigation concluded the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route near a runway approach path caused the incident, and noted a number of systemic failures.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
Noun
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No gas, no assignment and, most disappointing of all, no date on Wednesday.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Intellectual property assignment clauses should be enforceable only within the scope of uses the employer disclosed when the work was assigned.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The commission approved legislation related to the potential move in December.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump has since purged both commissions of critics and appointed loyalists to take their places.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Since the ballot seizure, local election officials in Riverside County have debunked the allegations of irregularities by saying that the citizens' group's numbers were based on raw data that could have included unsigned ballots.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Trump’s election proved that a sizable contingent of the population had no problem imposing their values on others—and even hoped that the government might do so for them.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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