emplaced

verb

past tense of emplace
as in situated
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 emplaced Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 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. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplaced
  1. situated
  2. placed
  3. put
  4. positioned
  5. located
  6. deposited
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  • Border police operate a checkpoint at the Himalayan port, situated more than 1800 meters above sea level.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,400 square feet.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of situated
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  • Few have placed bigger bets than Blackstone on the AI revolution, which demands massive funding for large language models and the data centers and energy infrastructure that power them.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The illusion of molten steel was basically water and mineral oil mixed with a little powdered sugar; creative lighting and heaters placed below the cameras—plus a few CGI sparks in the background—did the rest.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of placed
Verb
  • Hospitals and other healthcare providers have warned that the changes could put additional financial pressure on rural facilities that rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • The United States has at least 32 major military installations and at least 50,000 troops positioned throughout the Middle East, with many more locations not disclosed to the public.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people have to be informed, moved and positioned.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of positioned
Verb
  • Gyirong county, where the border port is located, has a permanent population of less than 20,000.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For example, the group’s Parkway MediCentre, which is located in Singapore’s Woodleigh district, offers chronic disease management services and consultations with dermatology and obstetrics and gynaecology specialists.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of located
Verb
  • Jeanie may view walking away as losing something that can’t be replaced by any amount deposited into a bank account.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike other volatile urinary odors that quickly change once they are deposited on an object, these evaporate more slowly.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of deposited

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“Emplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaced. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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