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as in being
to occupy a place or location
the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield
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Recent Examples of sitting
The pair were pictured sitting together inside the ceremony in coordinated looks.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Guests sitting at two six-seat counters set in private rooms will have the option to pair the meal with Champagne, wine, sake or tea.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
All in all, sitting at $20, this hydrating Lip Treatment gives you bang for your buck.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
Mahomes is on crutches and the Chiefs are sitting it out this January.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Guests sitting at two six-seat counters set in private rooms will have the option to pair the meal with Champagne, wine, sake or tea.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
All in all, sitting at $20, this hydrating Lip Treatment gives you bang for your buck.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
Mahomes is on crutches and the Chiefs are sitting it out this January.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitting
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The measure also allows judges to issue summary judgments in clear squatting cases and tightens notice requirements, directing landlords to deliver eviction notices in ways likely to ensure occupants actually receive them, such as direct delivery or posting notices in visible places.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Dec. 2025
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When the home’s white former tenants vacate, Jimmie moves out of his friend’s apartment in a low-income neighborhood that’s built on toxic waste and begins squatting.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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There was seating around a fire pit.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Would putting the people who actually created these series closer to the front — or at least seating them with their cast — really be so hard?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The band was the first to sanction fan taping at their concerts, spawning an abundance of homespun recordings that have been collected, traded and debated for decades.—
Erin Osmon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Yet the show, centered on the murder of Laura Palmer, became a surprise sensation — lasting two seasons, spawning a prequel movie, and returning two decades later for a revival season.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Choose the oven’s steam setting if there is one and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pittman’s father contacted the FBI Saturday and told the agency his son had confessed to setting the building on fire, says the complaint.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Quick was hardly to blame for New York's eighth defeat in nine games, with mistakes by teammates in front of him putting the veteran goaltender in all sorts of difficult positions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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So, not surprisingly, Mars is putting even more shows on sale.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Aa growing number of Chinese companies are laying the groundwork for an unprecedented expansion of satellite infrastructure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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But there’s something very useful about laying plain how easy this test should be for the leader of the free world, and how anyone who boasts about crushing it has, in many aspects, failed it in a brand-new way.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Immediately after the Honda shifts from reverse into drive and begins to move ahead, that agent at the front of the vehicle, standing near the driver’s side headlight, pulls out a gun and aims at the driver.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Whether lounging in white wicker rocking chairs or eating outside off wrought iron tables, some patio furniture will always be reminiscent of her.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Spend your days exploring the biosphere or lounging on daybeds and in private gazebos on the beach.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Sitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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