Synonyms of place
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as in location 
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as in facility
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as in position
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as in room
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as in purpose
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as in residence
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as in level
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as in niche
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as in chapter
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as in to situate
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as in to rank
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as in to estimate
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as in to be
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as in to appoint
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as in to introduce
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as in to hire
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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the place chosen for the picnic there's the place where I left my umbrella
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as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department
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as in purpose
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
knew his place in the organization
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as in residence
the place where one lives
they have a nice little place in the country
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
came in fourth place in the marathon
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as in niche
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited
with skills largely limited to those honed from endless hours of video games, he was having a hard time finding a place in the business world
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as in to situate
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
he carefully placed the flowers in a vase
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as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type
I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division
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as in to introduce
to present or bring forward for discussion
once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council
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as in to hire
to provide with a paying job
most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions
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Recent Examples of place
Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Reminders of Him takes the place of an untitled Blumhouse film.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Richard Ryman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This will enable you to place your initial $1 bet to unleash your 20 100 percent profit boost tokens.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Israel has tried to force the local population to evacuate, but there are increasingly few safe places in Gaza to go.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Reminders of Him takes the place of an untitled Blumhouse film.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
During his 5½ years in Green Bay, Smith started 88 of 91 games, recording 44 sacks, placing him sixth among the Packers' all-time sacks leaders.
—Richard Ryman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This will enable you to place your initial $1 bet to unleash your 20 100 percent profit boost tokens.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
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Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The three celestial bodies will appear to be within a degree of each other, forming an almost perfect straight-line alignment for some and a tight triangle for others, depending on location.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That same month, Amazon reached a settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that requires the online behemoth to adopt corporatewide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The number of people in shelters dropped by 12%, partly due to a reduction in capacity at facilities like Camillus House.—
Miami Herald archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced after Sunday's comeback win that Flacco will retain his position as the starter, despite the presence of rookie signal-callers Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders on the roster.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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An English teacher took me aside and drew a rectangle on a piece of paper, placed a shooting arrow on each corner of the rectangle, plus one halfway along the horizontal top line, and a final arrow, in the same position, down below.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Someday, yes, but not conventionally now (there are efforts underway to devise specialized LLMs that can achieve those ends, built for that vaunted purpose).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since late last year, China has ramped up its restrictions on exports of rare earths, even demanding proof that they will not be used for military purposes.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Also honored was Herbert Brownell Architects, which received the 25-Year Design Award for a mid-century modernist residence in Corona del Mar.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Built in 1867 by architect Francis Gindroz, Villa Fleur d’Eau started life as a private residence.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sea-level rise has long been a pesky issue at the Coliseum, presenting problems for the buyers’ goals of eventually transforming the property into a new hub of live sports, entertainment, restaurants, retail, hotels and new housing.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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What was once considered a niche would become the foundation of our legacy.—
David J. Adelman,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Global high-quality bonds might prove one attractive niche.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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