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place

Definition for place

noun as in location with purpose, function

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apartment, area, berth, city, community, corner, country, district, field, hole, home, house, neighborhood, part, point, position, region, residence, room, seat, site, situation, spot, town, venue, village, zone

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abode, accommodation, compass, distance, domicile, dwelling, habitat, hamlet, hangout, joint, latitude, lay, locale, locality, locus, longitude, niche, nook, pad, plant, property, quarter, reservation, section, station, stead, suburb, vicinity, volume, whereabouts

noun as in position, rank

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character, slot, standing, state, status

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capacity, footing, grade, station

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noun as in job, employment

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berth, office, position, situation, spot

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appointment, connection, occupation, post, profession, trade

noun as in duty, role

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affair, charge, concern, function, prerogative, responsibility

verb as in locate, situate

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deposit, distribute, establish, install, lay, plant, put, set, stand, stick, store

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allocate, allot, assign, finger, fix, lodge, nail, park, peg, position, quarter, repose, rest, settle, spot, station, stow

verb as in order, sort

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arrange, call, give, put, rank

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allocate, appoint, approximate, assign, charge, class, classify, commission, constitute, delegate, deputize, designate, entrust, estimate, fix, grade, group, judge, name, nominate, ordain, reckon

verb as in identify, recognize

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associate, determine, diagnose, distinguish, finger, indicate, know, nail, peg, pinpoint, remember, spot, tell

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determinate, figure out, put one's finger on, set in context

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The UK's online safety laws mean platforms with adult content will need have "robust" age verification in place by July.

From BBC

Seven years after it was suggested, the new plaque has been placed below the original plaque - part of the plinth when the statue was first erected 130 years ago.

From BBC

It does not apply to Northern Ireland, which has its own measures in place to contain foot and mouth disease.

From BBC

“But it became our happy place, and we enjoyed looking at pots and going to nurseries. It happened organically. After the fire, it all came together.”

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, news emerged that Chinese authorities have ordered the country’s airlines not to place new orders for Boeing aircraft and to get approval from the government before taking delivery of planes already ordered.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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