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emplacing

verb

present participle of emplace
as in placing
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 emplacing Given the nature of the gray zones, those soldiers would risk detection and attack while emplacing the sensors. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplacing
  1. placing
  2. putting
  3. situating
  4. positioning
  5. locating
  6. depositing
  7. disposing
Verb
  • The usual way to study cosmic rainstorms is by placing hundreds of specialized cameras across several miles of land.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Little things like people purposefully placing spelling mistakes in LinkedIn posts to signal to an audience that this post was crafted by a human, rather than a machine.
    — Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • The Sun is in Virgo until September 22, situating you in your annual season of renewal and personal vitality.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The report proposed situating it at the western end of the Mall, near the Potomac River.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of situating
Verb
  • Any delay in positioning Leclerc had a knock-on effect for Hamilton, and he was nearly eliminated in Q2 as a result.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Or is he preoccupied with positioning himself to run for president in 2028?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of positioning
Verb
  • Gate agents told the magazine officers have asked for help identifying or locating passengers as well as for access to internal information and even to restricted areas like jet bridges and aircraft.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There were real successes, such as locating Osama bin Laden in 2011 and destroying his group, al-Qaida, and later, dismantling the Islamic State.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • The color itself lasts all day—depositing flawless color wherever it’s placed.
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Covering gray means depositing enough pigment to make white or silver strands disappear into one uniform color.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of depositing
Verb
  • According to the complaint, Gutierrez Marfil admitted to Cal Fire law enforcement of disposing hot ashes into a burn pile, which then caused fire.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This includes indirect feeding, which can happen when feeding other wildlife or when improperly disposing fish scraps.
    — David Goodhue August 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disposing

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“Emplacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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