EMPLACED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

emplaced

verb

past tense of emplace

as in situated

to arrange something in a certain spot or position the plan is to emplace more guns on the ridge north of the camp

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Recent Examples of emplaced Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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Border police operate a checkpoint at the Himalayan port, situated more than 1800 meters above sea level.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,400 square feet.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of situated

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Few have placed bigger bets than Blackstone on the AI revolution, which demands massive funding for large language models and the data centers and energy infrastructure that power them.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The illusion of molten steel was basically water and mineral oil mixed with a little powdered sugar; creative lighting and heaters placed below the cameras—plus a few CGI sparks in the background—did the rest.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of placed

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But the most decisive evidence came from the customers best positioned to know.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
With new coaches also taking over at Auburn, Arkansas, Florida and Kentucky, no first-year coach may be better positioned than Golding to succeed immediately.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of positioned

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Gyirong county, where the border port is located, has a permanent population of less than 20,000.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
For example, the group’s Parkway MediCentre, which is located in Singapore’s Woodleigh district, offers chronic disease management services and consultations with dermatology and obstetrics and gynaecology specialists.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Jeanie may view walking away as losing something that can’t be replaced by any amount deposited into a bank account.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Unlike other volatile urinary odors that quickly change once they are deposited on an object, these evaporate more slowly.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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