placements

plural of placement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of placements Eminem fills three spaces on the tally, tying Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator for the second-most placements this frame. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Those placements are increasingly valuable as demand in certain healthcare fields outpaces the supply of available medical personnel. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Grand Slam events have updated commercial regulations to more clearly distinguish athletic equipment from luxury marketing placements, reflecting how valuable athlete visibility has become for fashion brands. Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 Jerrell hopes the initiative will exceed the goals Hamilton presented, which includes 75 credentials earned, 50 high-wage job placements and 80% of families completing FAFSA in its first year. Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 Some of these placements are simply down to necessity; undersea cables are the only practical way to link continents with high-bandwidth data, and pipelines often have no viable overland route. New Atlas, 5 July 2026 Founded in 1776, America, too, has a birth chart of its own, and while many astrologers still debate the nation’s exact time of birth (or which moment officially counts as the beginning), America’s planetary placements are eerily accurate. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 The second half of 2026 is going to be wild — and the people who win it will be the ones who moved while everyone else was still arguing about playlist placements. Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placements
Noun
  • Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sources tell OutKick that, in addition to last night’s assignment, Ravech will do a few remaining assignments in the coming weeks, including another MLB game and his usual Little League World Series work.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Its main activity is supporting new works on an international level through grants and commissions.
    News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026
  • Vanguard is a top pick for opening an IRA, with no online trading commissions for stocks and ETFs and the largest selection of mutual funds in the industry.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • An analysis of 12 top right-wing influencers shows their audience is shrinking, adding to Republican worries ahead of the midterm elections.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Israel meanwhile appears unlikely to pull back significant forces or make other concessions ahead of its October elections.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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“Placements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placements. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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