1
as in jobs
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
he holds the position of manager at the store
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2
as in roles
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
man's position in the universe
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3
as in locations
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
I knew that someone had been in the room because the chair was out of its usual position
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4
as in stations
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain
the soldiers were commanded to hold their position on the hill at all costs
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5
as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
holds the lead position in the standings
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as in places
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
positioned the chairs around the room
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Recent Examples of positions
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Economists had forecast another month of weak hiring, with just 50,000 new positions added, according to a survey by FactSet.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
At one point, open positions outnumbered available workers by more than 2 to 1.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
This was the first agencywide career fair after Congress approved funds to recruit candidates for positions beyond immigration enforcement, including for the Secret Service, Federal Protective Police and the Transportation Security Administration, which like ICE are all part of DHS.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy and holder of more than 50 patents, Edwards has held senior positions at Brand Jordan, Nike and Skechers.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of differing positions on immigration—and not expressed with a similar, much less equivalent, hatred.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Even as Israel has launched a major invasion of Gaza City, Hamad offered little indication that Israel’s military pressure is impacting the group’s core negotiating positions.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The company positions itself as the first strategic partner capable of supplying leather already cut into components, ready to go directly into production.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
That is a contender-worthy big four, one that (combined with the team’s depth) easily positions the Capitals as an Eastern Conference powerhouse.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
And though the show positions itself as a tell-all, Guinness beer itself gets through without much of a stain.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 landing at the lunar south pole in 2023 also positions it as a potential partner or independent player in the resource race, though on a smaller scale.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of seeing them as separate tracks—one physical, one computational—QIQD positions them as complementary manifestations of a deeper truth.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Trump, congressional Republicans and Democrats remain dug into their positions, with no end in sight to a shutdown that appears likely to spill into the weekend and perhaps beyond.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Economists had forecast another month of weak hiring, with just 50,000 new positions added, according to a survey by FactSet.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
At one point, open positions outnumbered available workers by more than 2 to 1.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
This was the first agencywide career fair after Congress approved funds to recruit candidates for positions beyond immigration enforcement, including for the Secret Service, Federal Protective Police and the Transportation Security Administration, which like ICE are all part of DHS.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy and holder of more than 50 patents, Edwards has held senior positions at Brand Jordan, Nike and Skechers.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
There were a lot of differing positions on immigration—and not expressed with a similar, much less equivalent, hatred.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Even as Israel has launched a major invasion of Gaza City, Hamad offered little indication that Israel’s military pressure is impacting the group’s core negotiating positions.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The company positions itself as the first strategic partner capable of supplying leather already cut into components, ready to go directly into production.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
That is a contender-worthy big four, one that (combined with the team’s depth) easily positions the Capitals as an Eastern Conference powerhouse.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
And though the show positions itself as a tell-all, Guinness beer itself gets through without much of a stain.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 landing at the lunar south pole in 2023 also positions it as a potential partner or independent player in the resource race, though on a smaller scale.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of seeing them as separate tracks—one physical, one computational—QIQD positions them as complementary manifestations of a deeper truth.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positions
Noun
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Some employers like Google, Microsoft, and EY have all offered high-level jobs to applicants without degrees, focusing on work experience and special credentialing.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taking the creative helm of Chanel as only the fourth artistic director to ever lead the house, Blazy has been entrusted with one of the biggest and most sought-after — although perhaps not the most challenging — jobs in fashion.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Variety was first to report on the guest starring roles added to the Scrubs reboot.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Wendy Mireles, co-owner of Café Corazón, a Mexican restaurant with locations in Bay View, Brown Deer and Riverwest, spearheaded the event.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Corley's franchise deal includes at least 10 locations in Kentucky.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This year, Beijing alone plans to build 1,000 ultra-fast charging stations, which can provide 250 miles of driving in a five-minute stop, while the megacity Chongqing is adding 4,000 ultra-fast chargers.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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And networks had become more and more aggressive about pursuing ever higher affiliation fees (to air programming) and reverse compensation fees, which are a cut of the fees that local stations receive from distributors for their stations.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With limited overtaking opportunities, Sunday can become processional at times, which places a heavy weight on qualifying and track position.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The immersive supernatural thriller once again places listeners inside a chilling world where faith, power, and survival collide.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now two people who once served at Defending Education have been named to posts in the Education Department, and leaders from Moms for Liberty have joined McMahon for roundtables and other official events.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority in the Israeli parliament in July when two ultra-Orthodox parties left their ministerial posts after an exemption that granted religious students a pass for military conscription expired.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the Sixers theoretically have four centers, one is the brittle Joel Embiid, two are youngsters who haven’t clearly established themselves yet (Adem Bona and Johni Broome) and the other is a near-the-end Andre Drummond, who might also be traded for tax purposes.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Antoni, a former Heritage Foundation economist, had come under fire for his history of social media posts that used economic stats for partisan purposes, sexist remarks, and insults targeting gay TV anchors.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Positions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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