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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Verb
  • Guastavino’s, a seven-thousand-square-foot event venue situated under the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, had been treating a small park out front as its private property—roping it off and shooing away pedestrians.
    — Parker Henry, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
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    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Journalists are protected under international law CPJ said obituaries for Hamas and other militants released after the October 2025 ceasefire deal identified fighters who the rights group had previously classified as journalists.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Seventeen state positions classified as government operations consultants and 11 more as management consultants followed, most from the same field offices.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • The African Union estimated that conflict resulted in around 600,000 deaths from combat, famine and the collapse of healthcare.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The results are estimated to have a margin of error of about 2 percentage points in either direction in the overall sample, and larger numbers for subgroups.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
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    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The temblor ranked weak to light on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Conversely, new Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson, appointed in April 2026, opted into a new program Oracle rolled out in fiscal 2026.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • And its news board, appointed by and reporting to the merged company, cannot replace the independent sources of programming the transaction eliminates.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • OpenAI introduced two additional tiers to its GPT-6 family, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, last week.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • More people are employed in the state than ever before, and more families are choosing to call Arkansas home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The forecasters are employed by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, which is part of the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The pope, who has made sounding the alarm about the risks of AI a central part of his 16-month papacy, put the issue at the heart of his visit to France.
    — Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The event features 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, and then takes the top 64 and puts them in a single elimination match-play bracket that begins on Monday and ends with a 36-hole championship match on Thursday.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

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

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