as in assignment
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
Artificial intelligence also plays a crucial role in identifying opportunities for sync placements.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Members of the group will provide crisis intervention, connect unhoused individuals with health services, housing placements and other supportive programs, as well as distribute essentials such as hygiene kits, food, tents and Narcan.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, make sure furniture placement doesn’t disrupt the flow of traffic.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Tilly’s placement came despite warnings from a DCFS dependency investigator, according to a March 5 email sent to Servin.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Members of the group will provide crisis intervention, connect unhoused individuals with health services, housing placements and other supportive programs, as well as distribute essentials such as hygiene kits, food, tents and Narcan.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Finally, make sure furniture placement doesn’t disrupt the flow of traffic.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Tilly’s placement came despite warnings from a DCFS dependency investigator, according to a March 5 email sent to Servin.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
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Lead Amazon play-by-players Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan are busy with college basketball assignments for CBS this weekend.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Texas Legislature in 2011 outlined that the commission cannot do anything beyond appointing, accepting the resignation of or recommending the termination of the county’s election administrator.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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The official commission has yet to be announced and will be appointed by the governor.—
Aida Mogos,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first state primaries in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas — an early test of party strength in this year’s election cycle.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Heading into Tuesday's primary elections, the cost of advertising and reserved advertising time had topped $110 million, the most ever for a Senate primary.—
THOMAS BEAUMONT,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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