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noun

plural of site
as in locations
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

present tense third-person singular of site
as in roots

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Recent Examples of sites
Noun
These seeds later grew into saplings that NASA distributed to parks, arboretums and historic sites across the globe. — Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Across the board, the plan is aimed at expanding cargo handling infrastructure, including unloading areas, storage facilities and transshipment corridors, as well as building designated customs supervision sites at eligible specialized ports. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 The problem grows when aggregator sites and content farms repost old stories without context or updates. — Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Staffers from across the institution’s four London sites—the museum in South Kensington, V&A East Museum and V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, and Young V&A in Bethnal Green—will vote on the ballot, which closes July 29. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026 Using Siemens solutions alongside Roboverse Reply’s platform, the robotic dog can autonomously collect data from hundreds of inspection points and create detailed 3D models of industrial sites. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Sebastia is one of the most layered archaeological sites in the Middle East. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Talking to the press, the European Union’s tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, noted that one in five Europeans shop monthly at retail sites like AliExpress, Temu, and Shein. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 In recent months, Sunnyvale has become a hot spot for commercial leases and purchases of office sites. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sites
  1. locations
  2. roots
  3. venues
  4. lodges
  5. places
  6. sets up
  7. sticks
  8. situates
Noun
  • Haltom’s Jewelers, which opened its first Fort Worth store in 1905 and moved to Sundance Square in 1988, closing all three locations in 2024.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • In addition, water will continue to pool into low-lying flood prone locations well after the heavy rain ends.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of locations
Verb
  • Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • Cousteau roots his pitch in economics.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Food and drink The hotel runs four dining venues plus a poolside bar, all of which have distinct identities, styles, and vibes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • In partnership with the venues, our teams are hard at work to ensure that each screening space will be state-of-the-art, allowing our artists to best present their new works to the world and giving our audiences world-class cinematic experiences.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of venues
Verb
  • And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • While Xugana was one of the first Delta lodges to open in 1974 as part of the Desert & Delta portfolio, in 2025, the property unveiled a complete rebuild.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of lodges
Noun
  • Public school officials have said the decline is linked to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • For decades, these iconic places and many others have graced the UNESCO World Heritage List, a collection of the planet’s most treasured natural and cultural sites.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of places
Verb
  • The win for Bailey sets up what should be an entertaining wrestling match against either Bandito or Fletcher.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Whoever wins the Republican runoff sets up a high-profile, big-money matchup.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
Definition of sets up
Verb
  • The standout episode—the conversion history of Kendra, a Black striver married to the Schwoopers’ daughter, Shira—sticks its landing, enabling the viewer to see faith as a refuge, not a cage.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Otherwise, Kail sticks closely to the template established for him, recreating every scene and sequence from the first movie with ruthless fidelity and adding essentially no departures of any significance.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
Definition of sticks
Verb
  • Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of situates

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