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as in headquarters
a place from which authority is exercised
all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing
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as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
fell down on his well-padded seat
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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation
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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate
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Recent Examples of seat
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guest is in seats.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Flights will operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday aboard an Airbus A350-900, which can seat 306 passengers.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Are parents in the driver’s seat of their child’s education?
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guest is in seats.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
On multiple occasions, groups of speakers clad in matching MTA Rank and File for Palestine sweatshirts, seated together, snickered at Jewish speakers.
—Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Flights will operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday aboard an Airbus A350-900, which can seat 306 passengers.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seat
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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And the lingering aftermath of the fraudulent rehab center scam has stretched some groups to their limits.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian brigade command centers display as many as 60 of these drone feeds around the clock.—
ERIC SCHMIDT,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her mother sat on the living-room couch in a gray sweatshirt, holding a pink Stanley cup.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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As of this writing, the Swift interview is sitting at 18 million views on YouTube alone.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ulrich first recalled the time in 2006 when Metallica inducted Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and played a few of their songs as Ozzy, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward looked on from the audience.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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The sovereign, 76, stepped out wearing his Marshal's uniform with the Order of the Thistle insignia, reflecting his position in Scotland's highest order of chivalry, which his wife, Queen Camilla, was inducted into last year.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hubble also saw a dust plume emanating from the sun-facing, warm side of the comet and feeding the coma, plus the barest hints of a dust tail.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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While WalletHub didn't exactly wag its tail for the Motor City, Michigan features a variety of pet-friendly attractions to check out across the Lower and Upper Peninsulas — including an upcoming dog parade in Northport.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The distressed assets of today hold the potential to become the thriving hubs of tomorrow; the time to revitalize is here.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Compared to other metropolitan hubs, the city offers a lower overall cost in housing, insurance, healthcare, and taxes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Currently operating two stores in Terminal 5, WHSmith will open a further eight in the New Terminal One when it is inaugurated in 2026.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Arnault, who has known Trump since his days as a real estate developer in the 1980s, invited the president to inaugurate a first Louis Vuitton factory in Texas in 2019.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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