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
Faced with challenging pin placement for the final, Los Alamitos formed a pack behind Levi Reilly.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Big Dog Ranch helped secure the release of an additional 135 beagles from the same facility, with dozens taken to its Loxahatchee campus for medical care and placement into homes.
—Gershon Harrell, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Among the focuses of Williams’ offseason development — ball placement, completion rate, avoiding turnovers — is translating that comfort into leadership.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Big Dog Ranch helped secure the release of an additional 135 beagles from the same facility, with dozens taken to its Loxahatchee campus for medical care and placement into homes.
—Gershon Harrell, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Among the focuses of Williams’ offseason development — ball placement, completion rate, avoiding turnovers — is translating that comfort into leadership.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
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The public obviously cannot know every factor that went into the Artemis III crew decision, and to the astronauts themselves, flight assignments are part of their workplace life, like getting grouped together for projects are at our own jobs.—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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African nations, despite a 2-4-4 record, faced tough assignments, with Ivory Coast securing a crucial win.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The commission also found fellow trustee Bianka Hellmich received around 290,000 pounds ($385,000) of unauthorized funds for consultancy services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Shooting on the banks of Jökulsárlón, wind threatened to pull the crew (and its gear) straight out of commission.—
Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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But Vazquez said the process for choosing judges has always been political, requiring relationships with officials to seek appointments, and campaign cash and a winning message to seek elections.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Over the last decade, California became a national leader in voter accessibility and security, expanding options for when and how ballots can be cast while also strengthening election safeguards.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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