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
Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Appeals courts left the decisions in place.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Emilie Megnien, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Screen Ireland’s various training and development initiatives placed more than 18,000 people in jobs between 2021 and 2025.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Its place in college football, which for so long had been assured and taken for granted, was in question.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Appeals courts left the decisions in place.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Democrats in Congress have said Homeland Security won’t get funded until new restrictions are placed on federal immigration operations following the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this year.
—Emilie Megnien, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Screen Ireland’s various training and development initiatives placed more than 18,000 people in jobs between 2021 and 2025.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
Noun
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Kabul said Pakistan hit two locations, including an empty security site and a drug rehabilitation center that sustained minor damage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Other locations will see snow ending tonight.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Feik said the two cubs are healthy and will be relocated to a facility before being moved into wildland areas.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Recent incidents included a drone attack on the world’s largest ultra-sour gas facility, a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, and damage to a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The rapid charging capability positions the Ti3 as part of BYD’s broader effort to make EVs more convenient for everyday use.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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White officials used their positions atop the local commissions that oversaw federal agricultural programs to drive Black landowners into so much debt that most of them had to sell off their land.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 Creative sparks want extra room to grow now.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Arkapaw, walking into thunderous applause in the press room, discussed how historic the moment was not just to her, but to so many women around the world.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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These firms will play central roles in building and integrating the system’s various components.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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And Dana Walden will play a vital role focusing on our most critical endeavor, creativity.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the 5900 block of Larabee Court, in September 2025, a 2,024-square-foot single-family residence was sold for $2,450,500, a price per square foot of $1,211.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Officers were able to determined that the residence was not struck by the suspect vehicle, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2026
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Having worked together at Hofstra in 2006-07, then again at Duke in 2022-23, there is a level of cohesion between them.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Illinois voters decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the March 17 primary election.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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As the bustling capital of Japan, Tokyo is home to hundreds of museums, ranging from august institutions with endless catalogs of national treasures to niche collections of curious obsessions (Looking at you, Meguro Parasitological Museum).—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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However, for the best performance, AMD says its latest AI Max processors, including the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, are ready to address the niche, but potentially growing market.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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