as in placed
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
the new industrial complex is situated near the highway
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Recent Examples of situated
The mushrooms are situated about 15 feet above a creek in what used to be hardwoods, but is now a shady, gravely area of mostly secondary-growth with a small cluster of trees.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortly after arriving at the Hotel Providence, the narrator notices that the building is situated across the street from a church that once hosted an experimental theater space.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Tonga is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity occurs.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Robyn became a single mother in her early forties, and I was moved by the way our conversations situated motherhood as an extension of a lifelong artistic and personal project—the project of seeking intensity and communion and transcendence, exploring the outer reaches of love.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortly after arriving at the Hotel Providence, the narrator notices that the building is situated across the street from a church that once hosted an experimental theater space.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Tonga is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity occurs.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Robyn became a single mother in her early forties, and I was moved by the way our conversations situated motherhood as an extension of a lifelong artistic and personal project—the project of seeking intensity and communion and transcendence, exploring the outer reaches of love.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for situated
Verb
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The next night, Weathermen placed plastic coffee cups filled with black powder under the hoods of police squad cars across Chicago.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Quintal, who was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries along with Wilson, was placed on workers’ comp leave.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The investigation centers around Scrooge Sul, located at 1149 13th Street.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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By then the oil companies, mindful of the world’s disapproving eyes, had positioned the gas flares among the vegetation and pointed the flames horizontally to limit their visibility from a distance.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fortner or Nick Samac, in theory, could be a solution, but the Panthers have positioned themselves to add to the competition in the trenches.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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That $4 million APY puts him outside the Top 30 among all offensive tackles in the league.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The second half belonged to the Hornets as Grant Williams' 3 put Charlotte up 94-76 entering the fourth quarter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Anything over that would be deposited into a second fund, which would count toward the revenue cap instituted by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Federal highways are primarily funded through fuel taxes deposited into the Highway Trust Fund.—
Louis Sigaud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Situated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situated. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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