as in assignment
the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class)
Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.
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Recent Examples of placement
Audiences also continued to catch up with Squid Game season 1, with 13.6 million views and a No. 2 placement on this week's non-English TV charts.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The fan experience will be accessible directly from the Roku home screen, underscoring the high-profile placement of the deal.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Just three offensive linemen from Nebraska were drafted to the NFL in the past seven years, a placement rate that hurts the Huskers.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
These professionals make decisions about advertisement placement and also track performance data to recommend adjustments to their clients.
—Terina Allen, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The fan experience will be accessible directly from the Roku home screen, underscoring the high-profile placement of the deal.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Just three offensive linemen from Nebraska were drafted to the NFL in the past seven years, a placement rate that hurts the Huskers.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
These professionals make decisions about advertisement placement and also track performance data to recommend adjustments to their clients.
—Terina Allen, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement
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The fire was large, but remained a one-alarm assignment, according to the Facebook post.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Starship Troopers actress is afraid of heights and was even called out by her instructors for always being terrified about the extreme assignments that she and the other celebrity recruits were given.EW.com, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Instead the commission, commonly referred to as BCDC, is holding a workshop Thursday to further vet the proposal.Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Trump has appointed Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to a special commission dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency that is tasked with streamlining and shrinking the size of the federal government.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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In this case, the special election will be November 2026, and the winner will remain in office until Vance's term was to expire.Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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What’s unclear is whether an election is required if the school board passes a resolution.Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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