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Definitions

placing

ADJECTIVE

pointing

Synonyms

STRONG

declaring denoting designating disclosing displaying evidencing evincing guiding manifesting marking revealing showing signifying specifying spotting steering

NOUN

composition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architecture balance beauty configuration content design distribution formation harmony layout rhythm style

STRONG

agreement combination concord consonance constitution form makeup proportion relation spacing symmetry weave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disproportion imbalance

STRONG

disagreement discord unevenness

NOUN

disposal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation disposition distribution transfer

STRONG

action arrangement array assignment assortment bequest bestowal consignment control conveyance determination dispensation division effectuation end gift grouping order ordering position provision sequence

WEAK

winding-up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning keeping start

WEAK

hold retention

NOUN

hierarchy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pecking order ranking

STRONG

echelons grouping position pyramid scale

WEAK

chain of command due order

NOUN

installation

Synonyms

STRONG

accession coronation fitting furnishing inaugural induction installment investiture investment launching ordination positioning

WEAK

instatement setting up

NOUN

locating

Synonyms

STRONG

discovering establishing finding placement spotting unearthing

WEAK

digging up searching out

NOUN

pecking order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

food chain hierarchy power structure social structure

WEAK

chain of command class structure corporate ladder dominance due order echelons grouping line of dominance order position ranking scale social hierarchy social ladder social pyramid social stratification

NOUN

placement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employment

STRONG

induction

Example Sentences

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Which isn’t to say that Gibbard entirely resists placing blame.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Warfare is going through another transition, one placing new, if not central, emphasis on drones, networks, and A.I.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, Olympic champion Noah Lyles surged to victory in the men's 100m in 9.88 seconds, placing ahead of Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, while Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu was ninth in 10.12.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Moving a roughly 86-ton spacecraft, especially without damaging it, is not as simple as placing a Pablo Picasso in a padded crate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Time for the Marvel Examination and placing our Level Ones into their Paragons.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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