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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Koné was in straight shock when the injury occurred, holding his leg at first and then placing his hands on his head.
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Vaden removed a photograph of the two of them from his office, placing it on the desk of the subordinate with whom the lawsuit alleges Davis was involved.
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Less than five minutes after going up 1-0, Bosnia-Herzegovina now leads 2-0, putting it in great place to advance to the knockout stage.
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Data center demand grows Artificial intelligence and cloud computing have intensified the search for reliable, around-the-clock power sources, putting advanced nuclear technologies in the spotlight.
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His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.
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It is known that walls absorb the day’s heat and radiate it to adjacent plants at night, an important microclimate consideration when situating frost-sensitive plants.
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But positioning a brand toward Gen X isn’t enough — this group craves authenticity, representation, connection and meaningful experiences.
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The company is positioning Exceptionally Aged as an evolution of the latter.
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The controversy surrounding the venue led to the formation of the UConnifers, a student group who came together to oppose locating the golf practice center off East Road.
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Called Stringman, the system uses cables suspended from four corners of a room to move a robotic gripper across the ceiling, locating and collecting items such as toys, clothing, and other household mess.
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Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.
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Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s new album begins by depositing you into a new world.
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Rinse cans and bottles before disposing of them.
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Safely disposing of dead satellites—by dragging them down to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere or boosting them out of the way of other orbiting objects—is a problem the industry still hasn’t solved.
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“Emplacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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