as in to situate
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
the plan is to emplace more guns on the ridge north of the camp
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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.
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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
Autonomous search and detection of the emplacement target and autonomously emplaced a 1-pound payload.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2012
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
Autonomous search and detection of the emplacement target and autonomously emplaced a 1-pound payload.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplace
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The turnkey condos will be situated within Pendry Mexico City, a 114-key hotel found in the cultural hub of Roma Norte.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 Jan. 2026
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The content is familiar—again the narrator faces death, wallows in self-destruction, waves away redemption—but now the moment is situated within an entirely different sonic landscape, one that is sparkling and sunny.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Gonzales said the situation in Minneapolis, with protesters attempting to interfere in federal immigration operations, has put the United States in an inflection point.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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Ford expects to put the first few laps on its new Le Mans challenger in Q3, several months before the team’s maiden race in Qatar in March 2027.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
16 Jan. 2026
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The system places users in a zero-gravity posture originally developed for aerospace applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Candles placed at the site lit up the snowy, winter night.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Watts was located with a pulse but was unconscious and not breathing when he was pulled from the sand.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Panattoni is positioning itself to lead this next phase, including specialist capability for data centres and AI related infrastructure, which are expected to expand rapidly for decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tensor has unveiled its personal Robocar at CES, positioning it as an AI-first autonomous vehicle built from the ground up for Level 4 driving rather than a conventional EV retrofitted with autonomy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors allege DeAndre Booker, 33, killed Elkins, 30, at his Roseville apartment and then disposed of her body.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation also has a town-by-town guide for how to dispose of trees.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Emplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplace. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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