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perch

noun as in object placed high for sitting on

verb as in sit atop of

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Austrian officials insist the brittle object is too delicate to move from its perch in Vienna’s renowned Weltmuseum.

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From her new perch, Ms. Davis Gates will be the voice of more than 100,000 Illinois teachers, faculty and others at the statewide union.

The leading statesman of his industry, counselor to presidents and executives, Dimon, 69, may not occupy his new perch for long.

The pass itself is perched 8,400 feet above sea level, with surrounding peaks rising even higher.

At the heart of that land sits a 2,716-square-foot residence, which is surrounded by more than 4,000 macadamia trees and offers panoramic views of the ocean from its perch on the Hamakua Coast.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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