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Recent Examples of place setting
Many people pointed to the now-notorious picture that showed her on reward, with a custom place setting right next to an advantage clue.
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Stephen Fishbach, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Lewis, sitting nearby, stared at his place setting.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Don’t be surprised to find an ash tray by your place setting or locals rising spontaneously to dance.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum asked Jewish families to leave an empty place setting for the hostages to mark their time in captivity.
—Abeer Salman, Dana Karni, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Fishbach, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Lewis, sitting nearby, stared at his place setting.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Don’t be surprised to find an ash tray by your place setting or locals rising spontaneously to dance.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum asked Jewish families to leave an empty place setting for the hostages to mark their time in captivity.
—Abeer Salman, Dana Karni, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place setting
Noun
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On land, louder environments like running alongside traffic might compete a little too much with talking audio – noise-canceling earbuds or over-ear headphones are better in this setting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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In the forest and other natural settings, termites are beneficial insects that recycle woody debris, such as dead trees, and return nutrients to the soil.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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That’s more than the Vision Pro’s 23-million-pixel setup, though Apple doesn’t specify the per-eye resolution for its headset.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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The cidery also won a silver in the tannic cider category for its Classic Dry.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, officials announced the discovery of the equivalent of a Roman soldier's paycheck in Norfolk – 25 silver denarii.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place%20setting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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