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
  • Cheap models could bring tutoring, translation, diagnostics, legal assistance, farm advice and small-business automation to places Western subscription pricing barely reaches.
    — Will Conaway, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What the new vision misses The report places heavy emphasis on innovation, commercialization and technology deployment.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of places
Verb
  • Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of situates
Verb
  • Another shoe will drop for SpaceX this week when close to a billion shares held by insiders can be sold for the first time on Thursday, which traditionally puts downward pressure on newly IPOed company stock prices.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Nick Mitchell is a slap-hitting outfielder who doesn’t chase or whiff much but has no power and puts the ball on the ground a lot.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of puts
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  • The suites are generous, the dining focuses on Argentinian beef, and the location positions you at the center of the city’s heartbeat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The way the app positions itself from its competitors like Whatnot, however, comes from the AI systems built into the platform, according to the cofounders.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
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  • The lightweight cream deposits a subtle wash of color, and blends tracelessly to create a fresh-faced, no-makeup-makeup finish.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • This is one in which the user deposits cash that serves as its’ purchase limit.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of deposits
Verb
  • All of this sets up a likely $4 billion summer and $10 billion year, Dergarabedian said, which could make 2026 the highest-grossing summer and the highest-grossing year since 2019.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The win for Bailey sets up what should be an entertaining wrestling match against either Bandito or Fletcher.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of sets up
Verb
  • Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of locates
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