placed

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 The system uses implanted 3-mm magnets to measure muscle length and movement speed through sensors placed on the skin. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Carefully placed to take full advantage of ocean views but not block them, the buildings seem not so much on the land as embedded within it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 Sguros was placed on the Performance Improvement Plan in April 2025. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Fourteen different colors are available to choose from for most of the shoe’s elements, with an emphasis placed primarily on greyscale and neutrals. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 The operation, centered in the city of Hebron, has displaced thousands of Palestinians and placed tight restrictions on their movement. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Following the couple's divorce, Collin was placed in a treatment facility as a child. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Americans have placed an unprecedented bet on the transformative power of artificial intelligence. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Becerril had been assaulted before his body was placed in the trunk, according to the CHP. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placed
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  • The Cloudveil For those keen to stay in town, there’s no better, more central location than The Cloudveil, situated on Jackson’s historic Town Square.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Her rendition situated her as a part of the South African diaspora that drew musical inspiration from Africa as well as from the American folk music scene.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s staff report nevertheless classified the situation as an emergency, citing the potential for employee exposure and chemical reactions.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • To date, it is estimated that some 400,000 people have already succumbed to starvation because of the drought and the fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Anywhere from 100,000 to more than 200,000 people were estimated in attendance at the Sikh parade the past two previous years.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • The Wildcats, ranked in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are coming off a 22-14 season that took them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Florida ranked sixth among all states for credit card debt per capita at $5,050 at the end of 2025, up $210 from a year earlier, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • He was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across the next two years, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the next academic year.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Government bond investors want cuts to public spending, less borrowing and business-friendly measures aimed at boosting growth, such as reversing some of the payroll tax increases introduced under Reeves.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • But the very reticence my father employed to protect us had hollowed out our family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Gonska pushed back on that assertion, saying the political strategy employed by Bass during the June 2 primary was different from the activities now being conducted by Building LA in the runoff.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • Tight end Jack Evans put the Jackets in position to score with an 26-yard reception, and Carson James capped off the series by bulldozing into the end zone from a yard out.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Curry then made a three-pointer and put his hands on his head.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

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“Placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placed. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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