PLACEMENT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

placement

noun

Definition of placement

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the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class) Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.

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Recent Examples of placement Everything from the port and speaker placement to the volume and power buttons remains unchanged from the last generation. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 Others have questions about changing schools, moving to a new grade, special education eligibility, classroom placement, bullying, IEP implementation or communicating effectively with teachers. — Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Drivers can be kept in check, but iron accuracy, smart placement, and clutch putting on fast Bermuda greens are non-negotiables for surviving Sedgefield. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Their recent placement at a previous contest secured both girls a sponsorship. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for placement

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The Sox called up Smith and fellow pitching prospect Tanner McDougal from Triple-A Charlotte before Saturday’s game, optioning pitchers Noah Schultz and David Sandlin to Charlotte and designating pitcher Wikelman González for assignment.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
The former top infield prospect the Giants acquired from the Red Sox last week is set to begin an injury rehab assignment at Triple-A, and could soon join the mix.

— Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

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The suit maintains that the commission’s denial does not identify any adverse impact to a wetland function or value, nor any feasible and prudent alternatives to address the Commission’s reasons for denial, in violation of state law, Conn.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
The mayor rescinded the offer two weeks ago when a majority of the county commission opted out of Dickens’ TAD extensions.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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Coming after the primary and as the general-election campaign takes center stage, the event had the trappings more of a political and lobbying effort than collective bargaining.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Outlandish costumes Binface is just one in a long line of satirical candidates dating back more than six decades, who have become a unique staple of British elections.

— Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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