situating

present participle of situate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of situating My cross-cultural background played a significant role in situating the project across two cities that are worlds apart geographically and culturally. Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 The promise of Sherald’s exhibition underscored the High’s commitment to situating Black artists at the forefront of its programming, a priority that has only grown more urgent as Atlanta continues to expand its identity as an art capital. Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025 Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 By situating stablecoin pilots in these two hubs, China can cautiously test global use cases while keeping its capital account firewall intact. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for situating
Verb
  • Sultana, Schneider, and others talk of placing the new party at the core of grassroots institutions meant to radicalize British society from below and bring societal change.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Haberman recommended defining freestanding birthing centers in the local Land Development Code — pulling the definition from the new state law — and placing the centers under the umbrella of medical clinics.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Or putting one inside a carry-on just in case.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps a new coaching staff will be better at positioning Lee and left fielder Heliot Ramos, who gave back most, if not all, of their offensive value on the defensive side.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After years of positioning themselves against government shutdowns as a matter of principle, Senate Democrats are holding their position far more firmly than during a similar fight over immigration protections in 2018.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fans were tasked with locating these physical orange doors, scanning their QR codes, and uncovering twelve unique videos containing clues to solve the puzzle.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is seeking the public's help in locating family or friends of an Avondale man who died.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pederson had been withdrawing money from the Ronald McDonald House checking account and depositing it into her personal PayPal account, according to the criminal complaint.
    Karen Madden, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Situating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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