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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 placements
In the past, these placements were also a reliable driver of indirect traffic, boosting your SERP visibility and nudging readers back to your site.
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Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Under the creative direction of Trey Laird, the campaign will appear across all Donna Karan New York social channels, as well as digital platforms, print placements and premium outdoor displays across key markets.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
These placements aren’t coincidental but tactical.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Influencers are increasingly becoming the tastemakers driving streaming spikes, chart placements, and even tour demand.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories will be announced at the 52nd awards ceremony, which is set for Monday, October 6, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom during the New York Film Festival.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Due to the opaque nature of ad tech like Google's, advertisers started depending on ad agencies to set brand safety standards to help protect their ad placements (the ad tech was ruled anti-competitive, and the Department of Justice is currently figuring out how to remedy market harms).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters come next, with 42 and 41 placements, respectively.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Under the creative direction of Trey Laird, the campaign will appear across all Donna Karan New York social channels, as well as digital platforms, print placements and premium outdoor displays across key markets.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
These placements aren’t coincidental but tactical.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Influencers are increasingly becoming the tastemakers driving streaming spikes, chart placements, and even tour demand.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories will be announced at the 52nd awards ceremony, which is set for Monday, October 6, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom during the New York Film Festival.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Due to the opaque nature of ad tech like Google's, advertisers started depending on ad agencies to set brand safety standards to help protect their ad placements (the ad tech was ruled anti-competitive, and the Department of Justice is currently figuring out how to remedy market harms).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters come next, with 42 and 41 placements, respectively.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placements
Noun
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Taxes and applicable fees are charged separately when booking, and the pass doesn't include checked bags or seat assignments, which can be purchased separately.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Committee assignments for the upcoming 2026 session have not been released.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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To take just one timely and pertinent example, , a provision of HR 1 would have banned partisan gerrymanders — requiring states to set up independent redistricting commissions.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Establishes policy supporting nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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In August, Republicans ultimately won the redistricting showdown in Texas, with the legislature approving new maps that will likely result in GOP control of three to five additional seats during next year’s midterm elections.—
Olivia Osteen,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Polls show that a majority of French citizens want snap parliamentary elections.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Placements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placements. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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