as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the emplacement of the house, which is between two hulking mansions, makes it seem smaller than it is
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Recent Examples of emplacement
Apart from offering employment to a four-star general or admiral, SOUTHCOM is about as relevant to present-day national security concerns as the crumbling coastal artillery emplacements still found flanking major U.S. ports.
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Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2021
The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit (Figure 10).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Perhaps that’s what Goddard’s emplacement is an attempt to fix.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
But at the same time, military officials are talking about new technologies with the Ukrainians, including the possibility of helping with new generations of drones that could fly in swarms at Russian emplacements.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
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Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2021
The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit (Figure 10).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Perhaps that’s what Goddard’s emplacement is an attempt to fix.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
But at the same time, military officials are talking about new technologies with the Ukrainians, including the possibility of helping with new generations of drones that could fly in swarms at Russian emplacements.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplacement
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But supporters of the bans have noted that students’ phones could pose additional dangers during an emergency by distracting students or by revealing their location during an active shooter situation.—
Andrew Demillo,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Playing in 1,750 locations, the horror film sees director Steven Soderbergh armed with another typically eye-catching formal premise, this time shooting the entire film from the perspective of a ghost.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Career officials discovered that their default mode of thinking about Britain’s place in the world was suspect, too.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the build-up, much of the discussion was about how bad the beating would be at a place that, even in the best of times, is a fixture that few United teams have looked forward to.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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More than 200 guests were invited to the nuptials, yet Sarah showed a nearly empty venue after waiting for an hour and a half in a now-viral video recently posted on TikTok.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Alongside these theaters Majid Al Futtaim also operates other pop-up venues which are even more quirky.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Macondo – its backlot site for the two biggest sets at least, including the biggest,capturing Macondo in its largest splendor from EP.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Herd went to visit the site in person and recovered some of the fragments for inclusion in the collection.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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