situates

present tense third-person singular of situate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of situates The murkiness of it all clarifies by the end of the film, not just in terms of its heroes, villains and message, but Greengrass also situates this story within a recognizable cinematic and storytelling history. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 This situates it alongside the North Atlantic ocean that's populated with a variety of different kinds of whales. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Celebrated artists such as Oscar Murillo, Selma Selman, and Hew Locke will be among the participants in next year’s edition of the show, which situates commissions around Münster. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for situates
Verb
  • Based on Douglass Wallop’s novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Damn Yankees puts a big league spin on the classic Faustian bargain, following a diehard baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil to help his beloved team return to glory.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That puts engine exhaust close to the booster while the vehicles separate.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This places the light on a more sensitive part of your retina and can make faint objects easier to see.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The footwear brand places a strong emphasis on spotlighting other designers.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Situates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situates. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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