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noun

Definition of placesnext
plural of place
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as in locations
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the place chosen for the picnic there's the place where I left my umbrella

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as in facilities
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business we're going to our favorite place to eat

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as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department

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as in purposes
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists knew his place in the organization

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as in residences
the place where one lives they have a nice little place in the country

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as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement came in fourth place in the marathon

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as in niches
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited with skills largely limited to those honed from endless hours of video games, he was having a hard time finding a place in the business world

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as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here

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verb

present tense third-person singular of place
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as in situates
to arrange something in a certain spot or position he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

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as in groups
to arrange or assign according to type I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

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as in figures
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood

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as in ranks
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition

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as in names
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division

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as in introduces
to present or bring forward for discussion once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council

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as in recruits
to provide with a paying job most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

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“Places.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/places. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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