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
Rather than adding or removing reeds to balance fragrance impact in the space, adjust its room placement to fit its size or swap it for one that better matches your scent goals.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
The final close-up is reason enough for the film's placement on this list.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
So take time to review the terms and maybe, even negotiate items like severance, health insurance, stock options, or placement services to get another job.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The plea—legally impossible but symbolically potent—highlights the limits of judicial authority over prison placements, the strain of the mental health crises inside the federal system, and the uneasy intersection between acts of political violence and debates about personal autonomy at life’s end.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
The final close-up is reason enough for the film's placement on this list.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
So take time to review the terms and maybe, even negotiate items like severance, health insurance, stock options, or placement services to get another job.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The plea—legally impossible but symbolically potent—highlights the limits of judicial authority over prison placements, the strain of the mental health crises inside the federal system, and the uneasy intersection between acts of political violence and debates about personal autonomy at life’s end.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
Noun
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film also birthed one of the best horror heroines in the genre's history in the form of Angela (Manuela Velasco), a TV reporter on a seemingly ordinary assignment following a group of firefighters on a night call at a Barcelona apartment building.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
3 Nov. 2025
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If successful, Proposition 50 would ditch a nonpartisan commission California voters established via a 2010 ballot initiative that draws those district boundaries.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The election results could spur one party to reach a deal sooner rather than later, clearing the way for federal employees and benefits to be paid again.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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