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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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Cardellini: That was our first scene together, really placing your weight on somebody in a way where you just don’t want to hurt somebody’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

General Motors is revamping its energy business and placing a big bet on a lesser-known battery type right after Ford Motor got a major boost from making a similar move a few weeks ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 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

She rushes through, placing her hand sincerely over her heart.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

placing

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