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
The drill target is located at a regional significant NNW lineament that controls the emplacement of the giant Chuquicamata deposit.
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
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.
—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
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplacement
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that the Colorado union also walked out on February 14, just hours before the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations joined them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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The schools are two locations of Yeshiva Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron, and Talmud Torah of Kasho, the Education Department confirmed.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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This matchup features two of the Big 12's top teams, with Houston leading the conference and Texas Tech tied for second place.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years in the job, the company said Tuesday, with current CFO Fernando Fernandez set to take his place leading the company.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Steyer praised the venue’s outstanding acoustics and piano.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Compared to the typical track and field meet where multiple competitions take place simultaneously in the same venue, Grand Slam Track will run just a single race at a time during a competition weekend.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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After a slight delay due to a hold, Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard vehicle lifted off from the company's West Texas site today at 10:50 a.m. EST (1550 GMT; 9:50 a.m. local Texas time).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The massive road network is still being built and no passenger cars were around the construction site.—
Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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