seating

verb

Definition of seatingnext
present participle of seat
1
as in sitting
to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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2
as in inducting
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 seating What food and seating work best for game night? — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 Just know that pricing varies by city, date, and seating location. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 23 June 2026 Arrange them around seating areas for maximum effect. — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026 For decades, jazz legends and loyal fans have filled this cozy, intimate venue, seating roughly 100. — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Move bird feeders, bird baths, and berry-producing plants away from seating areas to discourage birds from gathering nearby. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 To that end, DIA designers have increased seating close to shops in the terminal and the three concourses. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Brian Buckmire, an ABC News legal analyst, said Gendron's attorneys are aiming at seating jurors who can set aside the defendant's guilty plea and decide the case based on the facts presented at trial. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seating
  1. sitting
  2. inducting
  3. inaugurating
Verb
  • With a huge surplus of commercial space sitting fallow in the area, the flexibility and creativity of club music might be a natural fit to repopulate the area with foot traffic and revelers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Robinson’s parents also were present, sitting a few rows behind the Kirks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of sitting
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  • Alongside this annual list, and for the fifth year, Forbes is inducting nine marketing leaders into its Forbes CMO Hall of Fame, recognizing those who would have this year appeared on the World’s Most Influential CMOs list five times.
    — Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Their friendship would span decades, with Smith also formally inducting Davis into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Definition of inducting
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  • Britain’s oppression invited the people to take charge of their government, inaugurating a period of broader political participation.
    — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Kim has moved quickly to capitalize, pouring investment into modernizing his capital and inaugurating one tourist resort after another.
    — Stella Kim, NBC news, 8 June 2026
Definition of inaugurating

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“Seating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seating. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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