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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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Example Sentences

“So he took me back to my place. I went beneath the table and made myself feel better.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Trump’s between-terms interregnum, he and Putin seemingly stayed in touch, with at least seven phone conversations that took place outside the purview of U.S. diplomacy, according to journalist and author Bob Woodward.

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As is demonstrated by the stage’s plush rug, strategically placed pine-scented candles and a lighting design of pinks, blues and oranges, comfort is the No. 1 priority at Baby Battista.

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No wonder they call that place on your face where words come out a “pie hole.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The city of Los Angeles would be a safer place if she spent that kind of energy and time on her own caseload,” Yu told The Times.

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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