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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something this field is the intended site for a new shopping mall

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Verb
It was classified as a heritage site in 1995 and then as a national monument in 1997. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 Williams, an Obama appointee, had granted a preliminary injunction in August in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, which argued that the state and federal governments had not followed federal environmental regulations while establishing the site. Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Three Florida cities rank among the five best places to retire in 2025, according to a new study from the personal finance site WalletHub. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Tennis star Naomi Osaka and the late Virgil Abloh have gone on to sell their creations (a range of face masks and limited-edition furniture, respectively) on the site. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for site
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Noun
  • The building had been occupied the last 41 years by Los Vaqueros, which started in a smaller location nearby.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • To entice buyers, Huawei is offering at least 50% off screen replacements, as well as two free appointments to service the phone at home or at a preferred location.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The upcoming lunar eclipse, which happens when Earth is situated between the moon and sun, causing Earth's shadow to turn the moon a rusty red color, will sadly not be visible from the United States this time.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Holladay House’s six guest rooms are situated conveniently in the heart of downtown.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As of Tuesday, 48 people were living in old classrooms at the Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy, a shelter set up by the American Red Cross.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Casemiro knows the drill and plays a one-touch pass to find his captain, who sets up Hojlund.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Following a little lightning, and a 64-minute delay, their defense continually came up with stops and handed the ball to the strength of this team, the place where all of the money and resources went.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Jennifer Hudson, who competed on American Idol in its third season but came in seventh place, stepped in to take her place as a judge while she was gone.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon is also prototyping AI smart glasses that will guide its delivery drivers on the road, embedding a small screen in their field of vision [Yahoo Finance, 2025].
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • By embedding solar modules into building facades, cities can unlock vast additional energy potential without requiring new land or altering urban aesthetics.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new facility will serve as a focal point for engineering students, with student support services like academic counseling, tutoring and admissions also lodged in the four-story, 114,000-square-foot building.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My quail shot had lodged between the outer hide and the thin inner skin.
    Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Site.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/site. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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