situates

present tense third-person singular of situate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of situates One such symbolic reconstruction currently underway in Ukrainian society relates to the vivid exchange on how Ukraine situates itself in the post-Soviet and Eastern European realm. Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 Director Colleen Thurston skillfully situates deeply personal storytelling within a historical framework detailing the intentional efforts to displace people from their native lands. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 Kepler further situates its progress within China’s broader push in robotics, stating that domestic innovators have emerged as significant contributors to industry growth and that K2 aims to translate technology upgrades into practical, multi-scenario operations. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025 DaCosta situates the story in 1954 but infuses it with her modern sensibility, shaping a lush, volatile portrait of womanhood, longing, and consequence. Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025 Twin straps fasten with antique gold buckles across the instep, while the slingback construction leaves the heel open — a detail that situates the style within the broader slingback revival dominating runways and front rows this season. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for situates
Verb
  • As advertisers trim spend and Trump puts late night in his crosshairs, the costs of these TV programs are coming under the microscope.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Whether that puts your eyes onto your career and public image, your personal connections, or even a new hobby or interest, let this encourage you to lead full force in that direction with vulnerability and inspiration.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With limited overtaking opportunities, Sunday can become processional at times, which places a heavy weight on qualifying and track position.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The immersive supernatural thriller once again places listeners inside a chilling world where faith, power, and survival collide.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Situates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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