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noun

ˈplās How to pronounce place (audio)
Definition of placenext
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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 facility
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business we're going to our favorite place to eat

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3
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 room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing let's make a place around our campfire for the newest member of our group

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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 chapter
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here

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place

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verb

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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 be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition

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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
Noun
Yet while the original structure has been restored and many original features and details have remained, the place is airy, light, and contemporary. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 Student groups want 250,000 more places in higher education and an end to selection through Parcoursup, the national admissions system. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
After following orders to walk backward and drop to his knees, he was placed in handcuffs and questioned by officers from Dunwoody and the neighboring community of Doraville. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 Carnival Cruise Line is drawing both backlash and praise about a new program that places stickers on guests' cruise cards to identify those who have prepaid their gratuities. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for place
Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
  1. location
  2. facility
  3. position
  4. room
  5. role
  6. residence
  7. level
  8. niche
Noun
  • Joby Aviation has begun piloted electric air taxi flights across Florida, testing how the aircraft could operate between airports and other locations as the state works toward building a network for future aerial transportation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • From its unassuming Chinatown location to the lowkey wood and chrome decor, Bridges is seductively simple.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of location
Noun
  • At full capacity, the company estimates that the new facility could feature approximately 600 employees.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In August 2022, Garza was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered to be jailed until a bed in a state mental health treatment facility was available.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of facility
Noun
  • Typically, the general in the position and their staff are responsible for generating and coordinating military plans for both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There’s likely to be more drama for Democratic positions lower on the ladder, largely for challenges to sitting committee leaders.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • Prince William is a big guy and, at 6-foot-3, often is the largest person in a room.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The bank also said that while shares are up 67% this year, the stock still has plenty more room to run ahead of its next scheduled earnings in November.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • The Olympic Games are less than two years away, and the sheriff’s department will be expected to play a major role in keeping millions of visitors and athletes safe.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Evers said Crowley also played a large role in negotiations on a $500 million deal to upgrade the baseball stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers play and to keep the team in the city through 2050.
    — Maayan Silver, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of role
Noun
  • The backstory This property has quite the history—originally built in 1868, its roots date back to the Gilded Age era when affluent families summered here (and big names like the Vanderbilts and the Astors took up residence nearby).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before the family landed in Florida, Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, spoke to dozens of supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
Noun
  • The music as a whole seems to reflect all of this moment-to-moment action at a larger structural level, shifting from one overlapping movement to the next according to the same fractal geometry that governs the beat.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Even longer hair on Tyler and Perry, also blowing in those hurricane-level breezes, with the singer festooned in a beautiful open blouse?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of level
Noun
  • The marketplace contains standard fare like Google Calendar, weather, and stock quotes, alongside more niche offerings like rotating factoids about the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition in Star Trek.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Intel was finally finding its niche in the artificial intelligence boom, delivering central processors used for agentic AI, while optimism simultaneously grew over its fab aspirations.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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