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positioning

verb

present participle of position
as in situating
to arrange something in a certain spot or position positioned the chairs around the room

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Recent Examples of positioning The brand has been positioning itself as an alternative to heritage, big-name jewelry houses and independent art jewelers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The company is positioning the new supply as the starting point for its Defiant Future product family. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Anti-Defimation League (ADL) research has found a pattern of students being asked to speak on behalf of Israel or the Jewish community, effectively positioning them as representatives of a government rather than students in a seminar. — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Lisa Gielincki, the founder of LG Interior Design Collective in Jacksonville, Florida, cautions against positioning every piece against the walls. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026 The company is positioning its hardware, content and data as a connected training system. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 These materials are everywhere, holding together packages, keeping labels on bottles, securing medical dressings, and positioning posters on many a bedroom wall. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Joshua Van is aggressive and should be positioning himself as a striker in this match. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 In positioning New York as not just the center of our reality but others as well, Control Resonant continues a proud tradition of using the city as a monument to human pride contrasting against an inhuman menace. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positioning
  1. situating
  2. placing
  3. putting
  4. locating
Verb
  • The Sun is in Virgo until September 22, situating you in your annual season of renewal and personal vitality.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The report proposed situating it at the western end of the Mall, near the Potomac River.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of situating
Verb
  • Earlier attempts to solve the problem have included adding surplus lithium or placing thick protective coatings on the electrode.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Uline, a box and packaging company based in Kenosha County, is taking over for Motorola placing its logo on every Bucks jersey in the 2026-27 season.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Vaillant of France, a two-time winner on the smaller Alps Tour but still looking for his first European tour title, shot 67 and was in second place, putting him in the final group with Fitzpatrick for the final round before a home crowd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • If there was only sea, with water that never stands still, locating anything would be much more complicated—as mariners know full well.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 61-year-old man with autism, who's been missing for nearly two weeks.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating

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“Positioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positioning. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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