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Recent Examples of placer
Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio.
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Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio.
—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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But now that a seat at Ganassi has opened up alongside the dominant four-time champ Alex Palou, that will be the one everyone has their eyes on.
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Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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Depth has long been the biggest concern for a team that boasts an American League MVP candidate, a reigning Cy Young finalist and a six-time All-Star closer.
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There is one more factor here in that Brittney was reportedly a finalist to play Superman himself, right up there alongside Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult.
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Topuria, for his part, has vowed to run it back with Gaethje, praising his conqueror while promising the story between them is far from over.
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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