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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 facility
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business we're going to our favorite place to eat

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as in room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing let's make a place around our campfire for the newest member of our group

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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 chapter
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here

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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 be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition

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Recent Examples of place
Noun
Alan was emotional following his second place finish and was very comforting and congratulatory of Ilona. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Flexi-crevice Tool: Similar to the Crevice tool for cordless vacuums, this one is designed for hard-to-reach places. Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses increased to $18.2 million from $8.9 million, reflecting expenses related to new wells placed on production. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries, and the officer was placed on administrative leave, police said about the Oct. 27 stop. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for place 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for place
Noun
  • Utilize database replication to ensure data accessibility across locations, even during failures.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • During an interview days later, Collantes stressed how important the Winter Park location is to the restaurant’s identity.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Otherwise, the deluxe category, also available by water or in the rainforest, has detached restroom facilities.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Louisville Division of Fire crews were working to extinguish a trash fire at a recycling facility in the 500 block of Industry Road in the Algonquin neighborhood Saturday morning, officials said on social media.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There’s a profound difference between Exxon’s positions and the president-elect, who ran on a platform of developing more oil, reducing energy prices, and sidelining climate change policies.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • After all, in late October, a co-chair of the Trump transition team promised that Kennedy would not be picked to lead the department, only for Trump to name him to that position two weeks later.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • At one end of the long, crowded room, two skinny young men with screwdrivers pull phone after phone from a sack and crack them like walnuts.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Move from room to room with ease, and get up every bit of dust and debris with its powerful suction and lightweight design.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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  • The resort uses solar panels and desalinates water for landscaping purposes.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
  • As retail evolves to meet changing consumer values, the Choose Love Store sets an example of what’s possible when shopping meets social purpose.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • There are roughly 60 residences that are considered Usonian scattered across the United States.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Now, with the Christmas season upon us, several royal residences are also open to varying degrees, including the grounds of the Sandringham Estate, where the royal family traditionally spends Christmas.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • For occasional or seasonal consumption or lower levels of contamination, more research is needed to understand how lead in spices would affect lead levels in the blood.
    Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The new Trump administration will likely look at what states have accomplished and use that as a playbook for what could be achieved legislatively at the federal level, Proctor says.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • In my experience, steps such as engaging niche experts, integrating cutting-edge technology and leveraging AI can also significantly enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Recently, a new generation of avid collectors, along with dealers and auction houses driving sales online, have increased prices in this niche market.
    Carol A. Grissom, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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