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as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
there were the usual "situation wanted" postings in the local newspaper
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
in earlier times people were unable to alter their situation in life, so if you were born a servant, you stayed a servant he was pleased with his situation among his peers
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Recent Examples of situation
Guys stepped up in big situations, like Anderson and Hill.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The situation escalated after that, with a bomb scare on a Frontier flight, an arrest and a still-active court case.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
Given the pressures of ticketing and towing from law enforcement, the situation becomes nearly unbearable.
—Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But Judge Kaplan wasn’t convinced the situation wouldn’t deteriorate again.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The situation escalated after that, with a bomb scare on a Frontier flight, an arrest and a still-active court case.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
Given the pressures of ticketing and towing from law enforcement, the situation becomes nearly unbearable.
—Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But Judge Kaplan wasn’t convinced the situation wouldn’t deteriorate again.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for situation
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During an event in the Oval Office Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Trump affirmed the 50% tariff number, not giving a specific answer as to whether additional tariffs on India would be dropped if there were a deal between Russia and Ukraine.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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With the back-to-school deal, the pens come out to around 60 cents apiece.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sit or lie down so that the bite is in a neutral, comfortable position.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rubio pitched her for Homeland Security Secretary during the first transition and again when the position was vacated by John Kelly, in 2019.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Utility officials opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river's level.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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His father, a striker at amateur level, had designs on not-so-little Jair following in his footsteps.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Winchester, who was placed on leave from WDIV in June, did not address the status of his future at the Detroit NBC affiliate.—
Julie Hinds,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Canada’s largest airline company said that customers with tickets can check their flight’s status on its website or the Air Canada mobile app.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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As Acura has done a fantastic job in releasing the ADX to the fleet, consumer have ran to dealerships as the proof is in the numbers.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Stage 3 fire restrictions remained in place on San Carlos Apache tribal lands, which included no campfires, InciWeb said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Come spring and summer, those same doors roll up to the ceiling, transforming Gabbiano’s into an open-air gathering place where the boundary between indoors and out all but disappears.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Share stories of lateral moves in company updates—not as policy footnotes but as real growth journeys.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Both also moved up in the rankings ahead of the U.S. Open.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As Shelton raised the champion trophy, he was set to move to No. 6 in the ATP rankings and No. 4 in the ATP Race to Turin.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Situation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/situation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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