1
as in putting
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
he carefully placed the flowers in a vase
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2
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride
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3
as in estimating
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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4
as in being
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 appointing
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 introducing
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 employing
to provide with a paying job
most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions
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Recent Examples of placing
And if the administration is worried about tariffs policy placing short-term inflation pressure on the economy, that would make sense.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
An 11-year-old boy from upstate New York died moments after placing a phone call to his mother — after allegedly being shot by his own dad.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
What is not seen in the rendering, but what city leaders say the Plaza’s new owners have raised consistently in meetings, is the possibility of placing a boutique hotel someplace in the interior of the Plaza.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Finally, baseball fans can get an early jump on the start of the action by placing a 2025 MLB Futures Boost on a 3+ leg division winner parlay.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Fire Away Avoid placing your ribs over direct fire (unless that's your vibe).
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
The news outlet reported that Board Vice President Jon Hartman announced the board would meet again on Monday night to discuss terminating Martin’s contract and placing her on administrative leave among other actions.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
During the body transfer in Gaza, Hamas militants staged a public display, placing coffins labeled with the Bibas family's names on a stage as upbeat music played.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Carlson also targeted Crenshaw last year concerning the bill placing restrictions on the social media platform TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
An 11-year-old boy from upstate New York died moments after placing a phone call to his mother — after allegedly being shot by his own dad.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
What is not seen in the rendering, but what city leaders say the Plaza’s new owners have raised consistently in meetings, is the possibility of placing a boutique hotel someplace in the interior of the Plaza.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Finally, baseball fans can get an early jump on the start of the action by placing a 2025 MLB Futures Boost on a 3+ leg division winner parlay.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Fire Away Avoid placing your ribs over direct fire (unless that's your vibe).
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
The news outlet reported that Board Vice President Jon Hartman announced the board would meet again on Monday night to discuss terminating Martin’s contract and placing her on administrative leave among other actions.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
During the body transfer in Gaza, Hamas militants staged a public display, placing coffins labeled with the Bibas family's names on a stage as upbeat music played.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Carlson also targeted Crenshaw last year concerning the bill placing restrictions on the social media platform TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placing
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Andy Reid isn’t going to change his grinding approach, putting points at a premium.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The aviation analytics firm found that less than 75% of JetBlue's flights arrived on schedule, putting the airline behind all the major domestic carriers, including some of its low-cost rivals.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
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The dolphin deaths that are happening on the beaches are making this event even more tragic, Warner said, estimating that by the start of this week, more than 50 dolphins just in Los Angeles County had died.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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Potentially more than 46,000 vehicles could require the fix, Tesla said, while conservatively estimating that only 1 percent of cars are likely defective.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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In the aftermath of Skinner’s exit, Spurs underwent an internal review of their women’s setup, appointing Andy Rogers — previously Spurs’ head of global development — to managing director of women’s football.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article New York City Transit — the MTA division that runs the city’s buses, subways and Access-A-Ride — is appointing new leadership in each system, the Daily News has learned.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Last of Us season 1, for example, remained true to the games by introducing prominent LGBTQ+ characters, including Ramsey as Ellie, Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett as Bill and Frank, and Storm Reid as Ellie’s first love, Riley.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Part of this would be through a shift in cost share, employing state budgets to aid in covering SNAP—a program for which benefit costs have historically been covered by the federal government.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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The bank initially leased nearly 77,000 square feet of the tower on the second, third and fourth floors, and a portion of fifth floor, employing about 200 people there.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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Homan said Monday that sanctuary policies in Boston and Massachusetts were making communities less safe, because of the disconnect between local and federal agencies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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The suit alleges that millions of Times articles were used without authorization in training AI models, raising fundamental questions about intellectual property rights in the digital age.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Placing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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