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  • present participle of place.
Definitions

placing









NOUN
placement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Apache helicopter, placing further pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For a fund manager placing an order of $100 million, between $10 and $20 million in stock will be received.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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

And Zac Efron’s brother Dylan, who won Season 3 with Windey, followed up “The Traitors” by placing fourth on “Dancing With the Stars” and landing brand deals of his own with the likes of Kohl’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I bend down and pick it up, placing the fragmented treasure gently back on a shelf.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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