as in puts
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 situates
Christian Guy, Executive Director of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, situates it inside something larger still.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The 83-year-old singer’s latest LP, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife, situates him as comfortably as ever at the intersection of soul, country, and traditional worship music.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Presented in partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum, the exhibition situates their work in context with contemporaries including Harlem Renaissance photographer James Van Der Zee.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
The installation situates Adams not simply as a participant in the Biennale ecosystem, but as an artist actively shaping its visual and ideological terrain.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The Conservatory situates this story in forms of care—care for plants, for patients, for each other.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Ansin situates the origin story in personal terms.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The 83-year-old singer’s latest LP, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife, situates him as comfortably as ever at the intersection of soul, country, and traditional worship music.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Presented in partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum, the exhibition situates their work in context with contemporaries including Harlem Renaissance photographer James Van Der Zee.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
The installation situates Adams not simply as a participant in the Biennale ecosystem, but as an artist actively shaping its visual and ideological terrain.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The Conservatory situates this story in forms of care—care for plants, for patients, for each other.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Ansin situates the origin story in personal terms.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for situates
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There are other awards given to restaurants and the hospitality industry but the James Beard Foundation, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, puts a premium on discovery and on American cuisine.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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That’s when competition will heat up for roster spots, as first-year coach John Harbaugh puts his imprint on the roster.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Her thumb locates something hard yet delicate, and there is a slight clinking noise.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The win places them among an elite group of past Daesang recipients that includes BTS, EXO, Girls’ Generation, and Super Junior, continuing a tradition that dates back to the ceremony’s founding in 1990.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Her focus on designing efficient production strategies and fostering new opportunities for the sector places her at the intersection of creative development and industrial infrastructure — precisely the combination the archipelago’s growing ambitions demand.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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