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 Which means the Knicks have yet another team positioning itself as a roadblock on their journey to repeat as NBA champions — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Wizards last cracked the 40-win mark. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 Google on Thursday unveiled a new AI agent tailored for workplace tasks, positioning it to compete with other technology giants racing to offer their own virtual office assistants. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Roodal Moonilal has identified increasing oil and gas output, improving efficiency and positioning Trinidad and Tobago as the energy center of the southern Caribbean as key priorities. — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 As for positioning near-term, BofA says its momentum and value models favor energy, tech and communication services. — Daren Fonda, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The automaker is positioning this new lineup as its bulwark against the flood of Chinese imports that is currently decimating other European brands. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2026 The company is also positioning RP1 as a full-stack open-source humanoid platform. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Euless Trinity moved to 2-0 in District 8-6A with a 24-17 win over South Grand Prairie, positioning the Trojans to chase their first district championship since 2021. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 After missing the playoffs last season, the Capitals were positioning themselves to make a deep run this season. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positioning
  1. situating
  2. placing
  3. putting
  4. locating
Verb
  • Does the emphasis in this summer’s shows on Lee’s painting suggest a new phase in the reception of his work—situating him, perhaps, in greater proximity to Korean dansaekhwa painting than to the School of Things?
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of situating
Verb
  • Escalating insurance premiums and rising bunker fuel expenses are placing additional operational pressure on tanker fleets.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal would also bar courts from placing those sentenced under the provision on probation or suspending their sentences.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • After cops released a wanted poster Wednesday calling Carrasco armed and dangerous and asked the public’s help locating him, an acquaintance turned up at the 49th Precinct stationhouse, police sources said.
    — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Thompson is the only prosecutor in Idaho history to win a murder conviction without investigators ever locating the victim’s body.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of locating

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“Positioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positioning. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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