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Recent Examples of placer
The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Hancock was an All-Region football player and two-time Top 3 state placer in wrestling, according to the outlet.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Hancock was an All-Region football player and two-time Top 3 state placer in wrestling, according to the outlet.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
Noun
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That year saw the final October for Sandy Koufax, when his Dodgers tried and failed to repeat as champs.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Blue Jays went on to stun the Dodgers that night, taking the first game 11-4 and quieting early speculation that they would be swept in four games by the defending champs.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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India was the last of the four teams to qualify for the semifinals, but then beat defending champion and seven-time winner Australia by five wickets to reach the final.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Always Greener, the script from Treason scribe and Brit List finalist Lewis Wren, is all about sliding doors, neatly reflecting the author’s recent experiences.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Perez is currently a finalist for the 2025 American League Silver Slugger Award at the catcher position.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Where is the option to enjoy cannabis as a companion, not a conqueror?—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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