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
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
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplaced
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The new city hall will be situated in a $1 billion mixed-use development called the Canals, which will feature homes, shops and restaurants surrounded by a network of canals and lakes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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The new rules do not allow cart-sharing for residents of single family homes situated side by side or across the alley from each other, or residents of a homeowner’s association spanning condominiums in multiple buildings.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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Each person held their sarongs in different ways, over both shoulders or draped on one, around their necks, balled up in a fist, placed neatly on a lap.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Next week’s launch would have been only New Glenn’s fourth, after its third flight on April 19 placed a satellite for the company AST SpaceMobile in an orbit that was lower than planned because of a malfunction of the rocket’s second stage.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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But now a range of companies are putting AI directly into the hands of golfers.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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These sell-offs, coupled with the rising import bill due to the surge in global oil prices, have weighed on the Indian rupee, putting it among the worst-performing currencies in Asia.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The kitchen is outfitted with Gaggenau appliances and custom cabinetry, with adjacent gathering areas and a lofted office positioned for views toward Northstar, a ski resort just six miles away.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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The implantable pulse generator was placed within a silicone cuff on the left cervical vagus nerve, with electrode contacts positioned to deliver stimulation.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Such plants are predominantly located in communities of color, with an average of 77% of the residents within a mile identifying as such, according to census data.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Since then, five of the remaining seven have been located, with one rescued from the chamber Friday night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Since glaciers didn’t flow right into Salisbury, the study speculates the stone, thought to have served as an altar, was deposited hundreds of miles east, beneath what is now the North Sea.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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Then, Hesham Sallam, my adviser, introduced me to earlier work by paleontologist and geologist Robert Speijer and colleagues who had documented rocks at Qreiya in Egypt that were deposited only about 4 million years after the asteroid impact.—
Sanaa El-Sayed,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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“Emplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaced. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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