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 initiative extends beyond pure production, positioning itself as networking infrastructure for emerging filmmakers.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Chakrabarti has long been an antagonist to Pelosi, and recently announced his candidacy, positioning himself as a disrupter.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Jenny Taylor, vice president of marketing for Salomon North America, told FN that West Hollywood fits with the brand’s focus on positioning itself at the intersection of culture, lifestyle, and performance.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The company is positioning itself as the connective tissue of the agent era—not just stitching together connectors, but providing the entire life cycle of tools developers need to build, deploy, and monitor agents in production.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Rather, Sacks claimed that Anthropic has cast itself as a political underdog, positioning its leadership as principled defenders of public safety while pursuing a public campaign that frames any pushback as partisan targeting.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Putting the championship on Punk would provide a satisfying conclusion to the story that began with Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in at SummerSlam, giving Punk his first major world title reign in over a decade and positioning him as the top babyface to challenge Heyman's new faction.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The clans now positioning themselves as Hamas's opposition are no more trustworthy, and certainly no less violent.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Selected for the Shell Start-Up Engine and Royal Society of Chemistry Change Makers programme, R3V Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of clean-tech innovation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Chakrabarti has long been an antagonist to Pelosi, and recently announced his candidacy, positioning himself as a disrupter.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Jenny Taylor, vice president of marketing for Salomon North America, told FN that West Hollywood fits with the brand’s focus on positioning itself at the intersection of culture, lifestyle, and performance.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The company is positioning itself as the connective tissue of the agent era—not just stitching together connectors, but providing the entire life cycle of tools developers need to build, deploy, and monitor agents in production.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Rather, Sacks claimed that Anthropic has cast itself as a political underdog, positioning its leadership as principled defenders of public safety while pursuing a public campaign that frames any pushback as partisan targeting.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Putting the championship on Punk would provide a satisfying conclusion to the story that began with Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in at SummerSlam, giving Punk his first major world title reign in over a decade and positioning him as the top babyface to challenge Heyman's new faction.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The clans now positioning themselves as Hamas's opposition are no more trustworthy, and certainly no less violent.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Selected for the Shell Start-Up Engine and Royal Society of Chemistry Change Makers programme, R3V Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of clean-tech innovation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positioning
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My cross-cultural background played a significant role in situating the project across two cities that are worlds apart geographically and culturally.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The promise of Sherald’s exhibition underscored the High’s commitment to situating Black artists at the forefront of its programming, a priority that has only grown more urgent as Atlanta continues to expand its identity as an art capital.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, who missed four games after his initial six-game suspension was reduced, for placing a bet on a non-NFL game from an NFL facility.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Head coach Dan Henning informed school officials upon hearing allegations of players placing bets with bookies and resigned.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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And congressional elections this Sunday are expected to further go against his party, putting additional pressure on the currency.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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But today, wearable tech and nano-cameras are putting even upstanding poker players on their guard.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chapters on finding employment lawyers, securing health care, minimizing expenses, and locating hole-patching income sources alternate with stories of high-profile women who lost their jobs, including Lisa Kudrow, Katie Couric, and Oprah.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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And Williams Sonoma is coming back to Brea Mall, and locating near Pottery Barn.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Positioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positioning. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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