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Recent Examples of place setting
The second flight, a dress rehearsal flight for docking missions with the Russian space station Mir, wasn’t supposed to feature a spacewalk but the dominoes fell into place setting up Harris’ landmark experience.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Lewis, sitting nearby, stared at his place setting.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Gavin Rossdale's holiday table keeps an extra place setting for an unexpected guest.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Vases filled with lemons or a single lemon at each place setting make for an effortless tablescape.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Lewis, sitting nearby, stared at his place setting.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Gavin Rossdale's holiday table keeps an extra place setting for an unexpected guest.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Vases filled with lemons or a single lemon at each place setting make for an effortless tablescape.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place setting
Noun
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The familiar joystick controls for reverse and driving modes have been supplemented by new drivetrain buttons for hybrid, recharge, and performance settings.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kingsolver talks about Lee County, Virginia, which is both Higher Ground’s location and the setting for her wildly successful novel Demon Copperhead, which transforms Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield into a story of the opioid epidemic in Appalachia.—
Fiction Non Fiction
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This means adding advanced cooling systems, faster networking and hybrid setups that combine classical and quantum technologies, all while shifting to more sustainable energy sources to keep up with rapid data growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The chair is optimized for improved posture and has a quick setup.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Kerley won the 2022 world championships in the event, and silver in the Tokyo Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place%20setting. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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