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as in headquarters
a place from which authority is exercised
all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing
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as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
fell down on his well-padded seat
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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation
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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
Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Additionally, there are 17 candidates who have been selected to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
During a typical lunch rush, Perla Mexican Cuisine in downtown Santa Ana would seat around 50 diners.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Why the Kia Sorento Hybrid is a great road trip vehicle
The Sorento Hybrid has 12.6 cubic feet of cargo space and 45 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear row of seats folded.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Additionally, there are 17 candidates who have been selected to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Verb
The two pulled over and Augustin stormed up to Singh, who was still seated in his car with his wife, according to prosecutors.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
During a typical lunch rush, Perla Mexican Cuisine in downtown Santa Ana would seat around 50 diners.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seat
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Companies like Paxos and Anchorage sit right in the middle of the exchange to custody the stablecoins and then allow Visa to send a fiat currency payment.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The ministry said he was set to be inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame this fall.—
Bob Smietana,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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In 2014, The Whispers were inducted into the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Joby has reached a significant certification milestone by completing its first FAA-conforming major sub-assembly, specifically the aircraft tail.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Female cats will go into heat about every three to five weeks during warm weather, showing recognizable behaviors such as making vocal sounds, moving the tail to the side or rubbing up against inanimate objects.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The Southeast Queens hub opened in 2011 and would expand as part of its $5.5 billion proposal to add table games such as blackjack and poker, over 1,000 new hotel rooms, a 7,000-seat performance venue and more than 10 acres of public greenspace.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The California hub achieved a strong index score of 60.7, bolstered by a high rating of 84/100 on FlightRadar24.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Verb
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That August, Hoffman sat for Giard and inaugurated the project.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 June 2025
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The capture of this first whaler on June 22 inaugurated the Shenandoah’s most spectacular run, unlike any the raider had enjoyed during its eight months seeking out and destroying Union merchant vessels.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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 8 Jul. 2025.
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