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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 process of sitting became vitally important to Bella, as did proving herself an engaging enough companion.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The first picture featured the singer sitting shirtless on a couch, bearing nothing but his six-pack abs and tatted upper body.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
During the more than two-hour conversation, Swift and Kelce spoke candidly while sitting side-by-side, providing rare insights into their relationship.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Existing owners, locked into cheap mortgages, are sitting tight.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The first picture featured the singer sitting shirtless on a couch, bearing nothing but his six-pack abs and tatted upper body.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
During the more than two-hour conversation, Swift and Kelce spoke candidly while sitting side-by-side, providing rare insights into their relationship.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Existing owners, locked into cheap mortgages, are sitting tight.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitting
Verb
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While squatting weight in high school gym class, Welch, 18, felt his right knee become uncomfortable.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Stooping is easier than squatting, and humans tend to choose the more comfortable strategy.—
Payal Dhar,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2021
Verb
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Forget seating the whole extended family and, instead, focus on those in your immediate household.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Where to stay Stay at Furukawa in the center of Jozankei, a ryokan with indoor and open-air baths, multicourse kaiseki dinners, and 52 rooms with warm lighting, wooden and tatami flooring, and seating areas for sipping green tea.—
Rob Goss,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Later, a geyser erupted, spawning eyeballs that float upward in bubbles.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today, Anousheh is the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, an organization that has helped solve massive social problems by setting grand challenges for teams to compete and solve.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even after the government's social media restrictions were rolled back, the protests continued on Tuesday in Kathmandu, the capital, were protestors were reportedly setting homes of political leaders on fire.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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That hasn't stopped the administration from putting US tech through the wringer at home, though.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Above all, Durbin said nothing DHS or ICE is doing at the naval base can interfere with its mission which includes putting thousands of men and women through boot camp to become sailors.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The kids with the balls spent all that time hunkered down on the stairs, laying low and waiting to be allowed back to their seats.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Football and Hollywood, two ascendant entertainment forces, were laying claim to this country, and Bob and Jane were at the center of both, with paparazzi tailing them and—imagine this—asking for permission to take a photo.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another photo showed the Grammy winner inside a home, standing with Jarrett and two little girls who played on a keyboard.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The long-standing question of what’s happening with the closed Hwy 55 restaurant in Gallatin has finally been answered.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Expect wide terraces for lounging, a summer kitchen for long dinners under the stars, a pool that sits just steps from the bay, and a private dock and boat lift.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most are more interested in diving than lounging at five-star resorts.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Sitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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