PLACEMENT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

placement

noun

Definition of placement

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 This marks the first time LOVB has offered this placement for on-uniform sponsorship, and the first time CVS has sponsored a league-wide jersey patch. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The film is most effective for its placement of character over action. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 The quotation should identify who designs the hairline, administers local anesthesia, performs recipient incisions and supervises graft placement. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 The biggest thing to think about with mulberries is placement. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for placement

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With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In 1963, Gloria Steinem went undercover for a journalism assignment as a Playboy bunny, exposing degrading working conditions that forced policy changes.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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His re-election came on the back of a turbulent few years, ones where Barca’s finances were as much a story as their football.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The panel of three judges nominated by Democratic former President Joe Biden agreed with the plaintiffs that the president does not have the power to regulate states' election policy.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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