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 court, in the unanimous decision, placed the blame for the chaos directly at Hoskins. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The other young men and I that were also in the program were placed into the General population to participate in the daily activities of the prison. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The court ruled that the new districts were effectively placed on hold last December, when opponents submitted more than 300,000 petition signatures seeking to put the map to a vote of the people. David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The child was evaluated by medical personnel, then placed in the custody of the Department of Social Services, officials said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 A lot of attention will be placed on Lewis’ game-winning drive. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The teacher was immediately placed on leave and prohibited from being on district property or contacting students, North Penn officials said in a statement posted on the school system's website. Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 In 2017, he was hospitalized for an infection; in 2019 and 2020, he was temporarily placed on sick leave due, respectively, to a viral infection and health issues that required further investigation. Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 The marker had been placed in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building by Chief Justice Roy Moore of the state’s Supreme Court. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • There, situated 750,000 miles beyond the moon, Roman will begin its science mission to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in various spiritual communities around the Northeast, including Yogaville, an ashram then situated in Pomfret, Connecticut.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Dorsey uses solid gold (as well as sterling silver), meaning its pieces are not classified as demi-fine, but a Dorsey diamond tennis necklace will set you back up to $20,000, rather than upwards of $30,000 to $40,000 for a natural diamond version.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That result allows the cell to be classified as all-solid-state under the Chinese standard.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Employees at the garden, which is in its 60th year, estimated Dolly only had a couple a few months before reaching the natural conclusion of her life as a plant.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • After the changes, Román ranked CTI Housing as the top bidder over four others, including Michaels, according to a letter the district sent to the developers and a board agenda item description.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Pepsi ranked second in 2022 and third in 2023, when Dr Pepper edged past it by a fraction of a point.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Since then, the Big Ten has appointed a neutral clock operator, instead of one appointed by the home team.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Judge Joseph Weiner was transferred from the West Los Angeles Immigration Court and Judge Bayleigh Pettigrew was appointed in May as part of the largest class in the agency’s history.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • That change was introduced to help give club staff working across transfer departments a more normal working pattern.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
    Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • The Dispatch reported that an EMCC Athletics representative would not confirm whether Stephens remains employed by the school in another capacity.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Chicago police employed 1,102 total detectives as of May 2023, and 1,163 as of last week.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Espada is paid to put it in favorable positions, even when few seem to exist.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placed. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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