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as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
there were the usual "situation wanted" postings in the local newspaper
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as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
in earlier times people were unable to alter their situation in life, so if you were born a servant, you stayed a servant he was pleased with his situation among his peers
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Recent Examples of situations
Marvina Haynes is pushing for support for families in situations like hers after tirelessly fighting for her brother's release.
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Beret Leone, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The simplified connectors are intended to speed deployment and reduce connection errors during nighttime operations or stressful combat situations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Small reminders, unrelated disagreements or emotionally similar situations can quickly reignite the original hurt.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
For instance, with Mercury and the sun moving through Cancer, conversations about living situations, emotional boundaries or family responsibilities may become more important than usual.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Companies often have policies that seem reasonable on paper but become problematic in real-world situations.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.
—Candice Frederick, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
In advance of Tuesday’s statewide primary election, the office of the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and law enforcement are looking into both situations to find the perpetrators and determine if any voters’ ballots were affected.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Similarly, for most people, in most situations, lay reading is much more fruitful than close reading as a way of engaging with texts.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Beret Leone, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The simplified connectors are intended to speed deployment and reduce connection errors during nighttime operations or stressful combat situations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Small reminders, unrelated disagreements or emotionally similar situations can quickly reignite the original hurt.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
For instance, with Mercury and the sun moving through Cancer, conversations about living situations, emotional boundaries or family responsibilities may become more important than usual.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Companies often have policies that seem reasonable on paper but become problematic in real-world situations.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.
—Candice Frederick, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
In advance of Tuesday’s statewide primary election, the office of the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and law enforcement are looking into both situations to find the perpetrators and determine if any voters’ ballots were affected.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Similarly, for most people, in most situations, lay reading is much more fruitful than close reading as a way of engaging with texts.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for situations
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The backlog left residents who had applied for a permit vulnerable because parking enforcement officers could not verify permit renewal statuses in the field.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Compared to other districts across the country with similar socioeconomic statuses, Fort Worth ISD is also behind, the report found.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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The top 10 stocks account for about 45% of the index, far below the concentration levels seen in Taiwan and South Korea.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The list features 80 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 39 coaches from lower levels.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Reviewing private deals The GUARD Alliance’s legal team is particularly interested in what was said in closed-door meetings between Independence staff and Nebius representatives in the months before neighbors started to notice heavy machinery moving onto Bly Road.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Instead, Cramer said the successful debut suggests investors remain eager to participate in new offerings despite concerns about a growing pipeline of deals.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The plan both helps train entry-level workers to be substance use counselors, case managers and community health workers and also offers zero-interest forgivable loans to workers already in those jobs.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The April jobs report came in well ahead of consensus, reflecting the resilience of the economy in the face of rising oil prices and Iran war uncertainty.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Take inventory of your life this year, and let go of people, places and things that have held you back.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Cut, Tin House, The Guardian, Guernica, The Normal School, The Poetry Foundation, Lambda Literary, and many other places.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including school children, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Situations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situations. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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