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noun

ˈsīt How to pronounce site (audio)
Definition of sitenext
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

as in to situate

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Recent Examples of site
Noun
Fiddler allegedly carried out five additional armed robberies at sites such as smoke shops, motels and convenience stores, authorities added. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The companies said the site will use water from Gibbons Creek Reservoir for industrial operations instead of local groundwater. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Improvement plans include adjusting the striping on-site to make a right turn lane for trucks and anyone entering the site. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Later this month, Wyandotte County’s Economic Development and Finance Commission will revisit a more than year-long conversation about revitalizing the former site of a defunct mall in Kansas City, Kansas. — Sofi Zeman august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for site
Recent Examples of Synonyms for site
  1. location
  2. situate
  3. venue
  4. set up
  5. place
  6. stick
  7. embed
  8. lodge
Noun
  • Stagnant smoke dropped air quality this week in the Pacific Northwest until winds Thursday and Friday cleared the worst of it from western locations, like Seattle and Portland, Oregon.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of location
Verb
  • Located in a building that dates back to 1908, the spacious, 1,500-square-foot unit is situated near the city’s finest shops, restaurants, and bars.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In the 1st District, situated near the center of the state, surrounding Richmond, seven Democrats are competing to advance to the general election against nine-term incumbent Wittman.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of situate
Noun
  • Between the two canal-facing wings, a gorgeous garden is the perfect venue for aperitivi.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In its previous incarnation as the Victoria Golf Course, the venue hosted the Portugal Masters from 2007 to 2022, with a roll of champions that includes Shane Lowry, Thomas Pieters and Jordan Smith.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of venue
Verb
  • The Delivery ​Service Partner program is run by Amazon’s logistics arm and allows people ​to set up businesses to deliver packages locally.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Wētā Digital would eventually move into the Wētā Workshop and later its own Miramar campus, though its early days were more domestic — initially set up in a house Selkirk used for editing.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of set up
Noun
  • The Lobby Lounge is a great place for a quiet moment with a coffee, craft cocktail, or glass of Malbec.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One study from early in the pandemic found that hospitalization rates fell in places where local leaders required mask use.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of place
Verb
  • Oba Femi punched the chair out of Brock’s hand and stuck him with the Fall from Grace for the win.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Sparks, meanwhile, are stuck in their rebuild limbo, with several veterans on long-term contracts and just Rae Burrell on an expiring contract.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • Technology is embedded inside critical infrastructure, and the supplier relationships can be extremely durable.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The opposite surface is hydrophobic and incorporates copper oxide nanoparticles coated with a carbon shell, which are embedded within a nanofiber layer.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of embed
Verb
  • Great music is memorable, but cinematic music lodges deep in our brain, the sounds and images tracking forever in unison.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Experiences may eventually become a larger part of the platform, but Hachey emphasized that the next year will be focused on lodging execution.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodge

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