emplaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of emplace
as in places
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 Synonyms for emplaces
  1. places
  2. situates
  3. puts
  4. positions
  5. deposits
  6. sets up
  7. locates
Verb
  • The new technology instead places the diamond directly inside a laser cavity.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This year, Hamburg’s Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe places these launches within a much longer history.
    — Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of places
Verb
  • This makes your role clear and situates it in the context of goals everyone cares about.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The murkiness of it all clarifies by the end of the film, not just in terms of its heroes, villains and message, but Greengrass also situates this story within a recognizable cinematic and storytelling history.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of situates
Verb
  • In big cities, people like this tend to pay rent, which often puts them—to borrow some Marxist terminology—in an antagonistic relationship with the local petite bourgeoisie.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As Hal puts it the next morning, the chilling effect is very effective.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of puts
Verb
  • Seyfried’s involvement in the doc summits in its beguiling final sequence, which positions Fielder and Seyfried as two sides of a conversation about what kind of person Holmes is.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Soapy, salacious and steamy romance stories might have popularized the microdrama format globally, but the first episode of The Agency positions the series as an office comedy with quick cuts and wink-wink lines and visuals.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of positions
Verb
  • There’s no shortage of hotels to choose from, but guests of the Table Bay have prime access, thanks to an elevator in the lobby that deposits them right by Woolworth’s.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • LendingPoint approves loans for as little as $1,000, and typically deposits funds as soon as the next business day after signing.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of deposits
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  • The episode sets up Hal and John’s budding mentor-mentee dynamic in a 2016 timeline, with Hal being a reluctant teacher.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the first episode sets up the mystery that the Green Lantern and his protege are aiming to solve before ending with a twist.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sets up
Verb
  • It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of locates
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“Emplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaces. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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