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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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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 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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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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Recent Examples of place
Noun
There is, and continues to be, interest from lots of places. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The series takes viewers around the world, highlighting the urgent mission to protect our planet's most threatened places. ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The WaterMarks project contains a series of murals installed near letters mounted on top of 30-foot poles placed near rivers or lakes across Milwaukee, said Pérez. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Some of them have placed measures on the ballot asking voters to pony up property-tax money for specific needs. Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for place
Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
Noun
  • Unfortunately for him, Judge Arun Subramanian shot down the request as the Bureau of Prisons will accommodate general locations for sentences, but not specific prisons.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Firth’s isolated location within Ivvavik National Park—created as part of a 1984 land claim agreement and comanaged by Parks Canada and the Inuvialuit—has kept this wild waterway pristine.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Headquartered in Dallas, Aligned is a fast-growing hyperscale operator that provides cloud infrastructure across some 50 facilities.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • But BoxGroup’s lane has long been to join a dizzying number of early-stage rounds, allowing the firm to take smaller positions while working hand-in-hand with other firms.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • His ousting from the party was announced alongside that of fellow CMC member Miao Hua, who was removed from his military position in June, as well as seven other officers.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Kevin sneaks his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and gets up to his usual shenanigans in the building, which was owned in real life by Donald at the time, with Ivana serving as the property's president.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Now let’s get the wide receiver room healthy.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This particular challenge serves many purposes.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Lorch contacted Hernandez’s mother, who now had a permanent residence in the Bronx.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Why not bring that level of obsession to your situationship costume?
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
  • The strongest brands look beyond surface-level metrics to uncover the real signals of loyalty, credibility and cultural resonance.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Over the years, Elizabeth carved out a niche in horror, including Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and Wes Craven’s Cursed (2004).
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • On World Menopause Day, bringing menopause out of the shadows is not a niche concern but a public priority with tangible dividends for health, equity, and economic growth.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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