emplace

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Recent Examples of emplace The Democrats’ guests also include at least one government watchdog dismissed by Trump in his bid to emplace loyalists across positions of influence. Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 In the coming days, SpaceX technicians will lift the ship on top of the Super Heavy booster already emplaced on the launch mount. Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 The military lifted the flight ban in early 2024, after emplacing several new protocols and restrictions. Matt Seyler, ABC News, 24 May 2024 Strong winds and high sea swells initially prevented the U.S. military from emplacing the pier. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024 Getting a canister of waste back out of the hole once it has been emplaced could be a crucial hurdle because regulations currently require waste to be retrievable for 50 years after disposal. Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023 The whole process—from testing the geology to emplacing waste canisters to final sealing—awaits demonstration in a full-scale prototype borehole. Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023 The tan-colored clastic rocks in these photos are the pyroclastic-flow deposits emplaced during the climactic explosive eruptions at the end of the Ellittico stage of Mount Etna, about 15,000 years ago. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019 Green plastic outer shell, with nearly 2.5lb of liquid explosive It cannot be neutralized or disarmed after it has been emplaced. Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplace
Verb
  • Under Grassley’s bill, judicial rulings would be limited to the parties involved, meaning any judge’s order would not apply to others who may be similarly situated but did not file litigation.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Explore Gulf Shores Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina Our senior homes editor Betsy Cribb Watson is partial to the charms of Sullivan’s Island, a tiny beach town situated on 2.5 miles of the Atlantic coast that’s located just 20 minutes from her hometown of Charleston.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Watson, whose massive frame is famous in Gainesville, put himself on the national stage after a 36-rep bench press that would’ve marked the best figure at the combine by three reps.
    Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
  • In other words, Foster just put himself on a loudly ticking clock.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The notice says the arrival of more than 500,000 migrants through the parole program has place a significant burden on immigration and airports, and notes that with 75% of the people who used the program arrived at airports in Florida.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • On Selection Sunday last season, LSU and Louisville were not only placed in the same region but assigned the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, setting them up for a collision course in the second round.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The pool is part of a health and leisure club located in the stand.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The historically black university located in Virginia also entered the locker room with a 32-30 lead at halftime.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ambitious Democrats are positioning themselves to seek their party’s 2028 presidential nomination.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At that point, the quartet was adjusting to life after Syd Barrett, the frontman whose songs had positioned his group as one of England’s preeminent psychedelic bands before his erratic behavior prompted Pink Floyd to fire him.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The first phase of the permit process involves identifying and disposing of hazardous waste, such as asbestos, lead, and other toxic materials.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Consumers who purchased the product can return it to the place of purchase or safely dispose of it.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

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