placed

Definition of placednext
past tense of place
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as in estimated
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 ranked
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 placed Any proposals to alter the measure are anticipated to be placed on the November ballot for voters to decide. City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 The chain aims to finish assembling drinks within two minutes and thirty seconds from the moment an order is placed. Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026 They were placed in an Arizona group home, while the adult wives were questioned by police. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026 Committee chairs decide what topics get placed on their agendas. Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026 He was subsequently placed into custody and transported to a police station for intake. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The signs replace a display of 32 fabric flags that previously flew along the overpass fence, originally placed by community members after the crash, according to an ITD news release. Rose Evans april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026 Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placed
Verb
  • Another two bedrooms are situated down here, as well, with the entire estate encompassing six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and three powder rooms.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
  • It’s partitioned by a long, tiled bar along the left wall, situated behind the hearth and its surrounding oval counter and framed, aesthetically, by double Moroccan doors painted in hypnotic geometries.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • People who had more than about 4% of their total activity classified as vigorous had substantially lower risks of developing these conditions compared with people who had no vigorous activity at all.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Under California law, e-bikes and e-motorcycles are separately classified by motor power, top speed and whether the bike has working pedals.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • Officials have estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people will come to Pittsburgh for the draft.
    John Shumway, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Counsell estimated Thornton, 32, is about a week away from getting into Triple-A games.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • All 39 Florida cities ranked in the top 100 thanks to an ideal climate.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Two weeks ago, they were ranked 10th.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • And the Beaumont Police Department appointed detectives to work alongside them.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, immigration lawyers are taking their arguments out of immigration hearings and into federal court, where appointed judges can’t be removed on a whim.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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  • Rights groups warn the measure, introduced in March 2025, is now being overused by authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • No legislation has been approved yet, although several tariff refund bills have been introduced in Congress.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • The Hornets’ starting lineup also boasts the highest offensive rating among all starting lineups, per the NBA’s advanced stats — and that group, in fact, has the highest offensive rating of all lineups employed across the NBA that have logged at least 172 minutes together.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Witzburg, who is set to leave office later this month as her term expires, declined to identify the staffer or the mayoral administration that employed them.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Simply put, there’s no way that your husband won’t have to deal with this.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • At this point, as one aide put it, Tisza is Magyar, and Magyar is Tisza.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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