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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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Recent Examples of sites
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Downloads hosted on unfamiliar domains or file-sharing sites should be treated as unsafe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Her family's legacy lives on, however, in Oregon parks and historical sites named in their honor.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The capsule is available for purchase now at select Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores nationwide and on the retailers’ respective e-commerce sites.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
First, physical hardware must be resilient enough to withstand extreme weather, temperatures, and impacts, with the goal of reducing the need for humans to enter sites for repairs.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Illinois is top 10 at KenPom (sixth), Bart Torvik (eighth) and EvanMiya (eighth), three highly respected analytical projection sites.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent celebratory concerts dedicated to the two have been sites not of reverence but of restless rediscovery.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The Mineral Belt Trail traces old mining routes and railroad beds, passing historic sites, rivers, and wetlands.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Royals are surveying fans about the team’s future, including potential sites for a new ballpark.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Downloads hosted on unfamiliar domains or file-sharing sites should be treated as unsafe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Her family's legacy lives on, however, in Oregon parks and historical sites named in their honor.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The capsule is available for purchase now at select Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores nationwide and on the retailers’ respective e-commerce sites.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
First, physical hardware must be resilient enough to withstand extreme weather, temperatures, and impacts, with the goal of reducing the need for humans to enter sites for repairs.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Illinois is top 10 at KenPom (sixth), Bart Torvik (eighth) and EvanMiya (eighth), three highly respected analytical projection sites.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent celebratory concerts dedicated to the two have been sites not of reverence but of restless rediscovery.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The Mineral Belt Trail traces old mining routes and railroad beds, passing historic sites, rivers, and wetlands.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sites
Noun
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Photos circulating on state media showed that much of the two locations remained under floodwater, with some houses submerged up to their roofs.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since then, there have been a few locations for the haunted house, with the scare-centric tradition becoming a tradition for many locals in San Bernardino.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Natural rock formations rise through the living room floor, a detail that roots the design in the hillside itself, and a full renovation of an existing home brought it in line with the style of the main house while still maintaining its own identity.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rising seas could swallow the land that roots our identity.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The festival takes place across multiple London venues from November 4 to 8, concurrent with the Paris edition.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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Easy to conceptualize and difficult to pull off, the company’s mission has been to consolidate the frustratingly fragmented world of live event ticketing into one seamless ecosystem that benefits artists, venues, and fans alike.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her poetry and prose have appeared in such places as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, American Poetry Review, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was surrounded by a ground crew that included Farzam, who slipped out of a bodysuit and switched places with the stuntman.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The finale also sets up for Boris to return in future seasons.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Caleb Femi’s Poor (2020) sets up a visual contrast between exterior shots of the cold geometric grid of the North Peckham Estate, and close-up interiors with dancing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With off-putting brusqueness, the acupuncturist sticks needles into my head and left leg, leaves the room—and appears to forget all about me.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Robbie and Jayson have a furious battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Durham incorporates archival footage alongside shots of a young Alysia with her father to create a dazzling effect that situates the Abbotts within their own history.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Sites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sites. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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