Synonyms of place
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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the place chosen for the picnic there's the place where I left my umbrella
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as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department
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as in role
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
knew his place in the organization
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as in residence
the place where one lives
they have a nice little place in the country
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
came in fourth place in the marathon
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as in niche
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited
with skills largely limited to those honed from endless hours of video games, he was having a hard time finding a place in the business world
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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
he carefully placed the flowers in a vase
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as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type
I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division
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as in to introduce
to present or bring forward for discussion
once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council
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as in to hire
to provide with a paying job
most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions
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Recent Examples of place
CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The Lakers, who are now tied with the Denver Nuggets (50-28), record-wise, own the head-to-head tiebreakers over the Nuggets and the fifth-place Houston Rockets (48-29).
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Serou placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke at Division 1 states and the Dual County League championships.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Houston has a chance to get into the third-place mix in the final week of the regular season.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The Lakers, who are now tied with the Denver Nuggets (50-28), record-wise, own the head-to-head tiebreakers over the Nuggets and the fifth-place Houston Rockets (48-29).
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
On Monday, the astronauts reached a maximum distance from Earth of 252,756 miles, placing the crew a milestone 4,111 miles farther from Earth than the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, according to NASA.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Serou placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke at Division 1 states and the Dual County League championships.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
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The new location is one of about a dozen new businesses recently opened or coming soon to the Matthews area.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Aurora police assisted investigators using the Flock License Plate Reader system, identifying the Tahoe at several locations.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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City Council passed an ordinance in 2019 banning new mini-storage facilities and auto service shops on a section of Stockton Boulevard.—
ANNIKA MERRILEES,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to a Chicago Blackhawks team source, those reports — that the PWHL would be coming to the Blackhawks’ facility — are not true.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Rocker got off to a rocky start in the first inning after a ball slipped past the glove of Josh Jung, followed by a wild pitch, which put a runner in scoring position with only one out, before back-to-back singles by Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart netted the Reds their first two runs of the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-five candidates filed for nine Legislature positions, including 17 Democrats and eight Republicans.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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The only significant difference between the 40 rooms is size.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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This was news even to other OpenAI executives in the room.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte exhibition will work in tandem to promote other sites and museums highlighting the Carolinas’ role in the Revolutionary War.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kendall, as usual, played multiple roles.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who are both from Pennsylvania, were arrested after the chaos unfolded on March 7 outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Though The Osbournes was filmed in a different Beverly Hills home, Sharon and Ozzy relocated to this Hancock Park residence as empty-nesters.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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The two measures in tandem will fund the district’s operating budget at a higher level without an additional burden to taxpayers.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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On platforms like PredictIt, traders have overwhelmingly favored Fuller, with confidence hovering near certainty levels in recent days.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some 30 years ago, the mathematician Peter Shor took a niche physics project — the dream of building a computer based on the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics — and shook the world.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dell carved out a niche for herself with her one-of-a-kind VÈVÈ creations featuring vivid color beads, cloths and even sisal rooted in the Vodou culture.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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