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
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With limited overtaking opportunities, Sunday can become processional at times, which places a heavy weight on qualifying and track position.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The immersive supernatural thriller once again places listeners inside a chilling world where faith, power, and survival collide.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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One such symbolic reconstruction currently underway in Ukrainian society relates to the vivid exchange on how Ukraine situates itself in the post-Soviet and Eastern European realm.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Director Colleen Thurston skillfully situates deeply personal storytelling within a historical framework detailing the intentional efforts to displace people from their native lands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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As advertisers trim spend and Trump puts late night in his crosshairs, the costs of these TV programs are coming under the microscope.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whether that puts your eyes onto your career and public image, your personal connections, or even a new hobby or interest, let this encourage you to lead full force in that direction with vulnerability and inspiration.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Think of it as one fund, and whatever money everyone deposits into this goes into the investment of the casino.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new method deposits ultra-thin tin oxide (SnO₂) ETLs at low temperatures, which prevents damage to the perovskite.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Aug. 2025
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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The episode also sets up some hints about what’s to come next.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Anderson sets up their tumultuous familyhood and the film jumps off after everything changes over the time span of the 16 years.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Emplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaces. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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