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Recent Examples of placer
Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Aside from metal prices and some automation, placer mining has changed little over the past 125 years.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
Jimena Nava Garcia, a Tavares ninth grader who ran with Red Sea as a middle schooler, was the girls first placer in 20:36.10.
Timber Creek edged Sanford Seminole 46-48 to win the Summertime boys title.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Aside from metal prices and some automation, placer mining has changed little over the past 125 years.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
Jimena Nava Garcia, a Tavares ninth grader who ran with Red Sea as a middle schooler, was the girls first placer in 20:36.10.
Timber Creek edged Sanford Seminole 46-48 to win the Summertime boys title.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
Noun
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The defending champs sold out all 8,700 season-ticket memberships for the 2026 season with a 92% renewal rate from the previous season, becoming the first team in league history to sell out season ticket allotments for three consecutive years, the person said.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The defending champs were the favorites to win the NBA title entering the postseason and did nothing to change that.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Aroldis Chapman worked around a leadoff single by 2018 World Series champion Christian Vázquez to pitch a scoreless top of the ninth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Zanardi honored Before the Formula 1 Sprint race, a moment of silence honored former Formula 1 driver and IndyCar champion Alex Zanardi, who died Friday night.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two things have changed to give me even more confidence in the position after Sayin was a Heisman Trophy finalist in his first year as the starter.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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