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
Deep industry integration through co-op programs, longer-term placements, and meaningful partnerships.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
That discretion is part of why upper-arm placement is so popular.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
May also was an accomplished musician and songwriter, releasing several original albums and garnering music placements across TV programs, including American Horror Story, The Sinner, Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Prominence is associated with placement of corrections in a section, web page, or portion of a broadcast report that readers, listeners, and viewers can easily locate.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
That discretion is part of why upper-arm placement is so popular.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
May also was an accomplished musician and songwriter, releasing several original albums and garnering music placements across TV programs, including American Horror Story, The Sinner, Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Prominence is associated with placement of corrections in a section, web page, or portion of a broadcast report that readers, listeners, and viewers can easily locate.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
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Maya Rosenberg Maya Rosenberg is an assignment editor based in Miami.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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In Coursemojo’s case, Toll said the tool draws on grade-level texts, questions, and writing assignments from English language arts curricula already adopted by districts.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The commission overseeing Colorado’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel has launched an investigation into the agency’s new leader amid mounting complaints from attorneys and staff about her leadership.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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The investigation places a national spotlight on a local controversy that has dominated public meetings in Cabarrus County this spring, drawing dozens of speakers to school board and county commission meetings and generating extensive discussion on social media.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Drop-off boxes are available to voters 29 days before election day.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Tensions escalated when Tigray held regional elections in defiance of thata federal delay, leading to a political standoff that erupted into a civil war in November 2020.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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