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past tense of place
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2
to arrange or assign according to type
- I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride
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- arrayed,
- disposed,
- drew up,
- marshaled
- (or marshalled),
- ordered,
- organized,
- systematized
- alphabetized,
- cataloged
- (or catalogued),
- filed,
- indexed,
- listed,
- referred
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3
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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4
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
- placed second in the competition
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5
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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6
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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7
to provide with a paying job
- most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions
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“Placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placed. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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