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seat

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verb

1
as in to sit
to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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2
as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

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Recent Examples of seat
Noun
One fan scatters his dad’s ashes underneath his seat. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 May 2025 With overseas ballots still to be counted and four seats undecided, Chega could overtake the Socialist Party and become the official opposition. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2025
Verb
The tension in the courtroom ramps up dramatically whenever the jury isn’t seated. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 May 2025 The space can seat up to 170 guests and houses a private dining room for 15 diners. Charna Flam, People.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for seat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seat
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • But neither of those options would satisfy Eleanor, who needs to be at the center of the action.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • Favre’s off-the-field controversies are at the center of UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, which began streaming Tuesday on Netflix.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Inside the one-story cinder block building, three state health officials sat along a table at the front of the largely vacant room.
    Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
  • Moore and Michigan picked Nebraska over Oklahoma to sit the coach.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • In 2016, when Rose was inducted into the Reds’ Hall of Fame and his number was retired and in 2017 when his statue was dedicated, the franchise was in a rebuilding phase, losing 94 games in each of those seasons.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • The Hall of Famers Gallery honors every Hall of Famer inducted into the hall and a key symbol of the renovation is a cast racket for every inductee.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.
    Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • This is a massive obstacle, as China is a major minerals processing hub.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025
  • Brian Trainer, who founded the Sacramento Spur Club in 2014, helped cement Zebra Club as a Tottenham fan hub.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Dorsey, a lawyer in the executive branch since the Obama administration, was named acting general counsel for the White House’s Office of Administration in January, when Trump was inaugurated.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
  • Also in 1973, the Chilean military, with the C.I.A.’s help, deposed Chile’s president, Salvador Allende, and inaugurated what became a 17-year dictatorship.
    Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seat. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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