PLACEMENT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

placement

noun

Definition of placement

as in assignment

the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class) Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.

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Recent Examples of placement Yet the placement did not deter Hauser & Wirth from selling most of its work by noon. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The placement is particularly notable given the song’s long history of being kept offscreen. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026 One possibility is placement along a Pigeon River greenway proposed for the complex. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 In these structures, a thin ruthenium metal film formed selectively on the MoSe₂ regions, demonstrating another way to control material placement during semiconductor fabrication. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for placement

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Noun

No other reporter was available or willing to take the assignment.

— Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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The prospect of the Weitzman joining the Smithsonian dates back to legislation passed by the Biden administration in 2024 to establish the congressional commission.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Applications will be approved by the commission on a first come, first served basis.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Her party is already the largest opposition party in parliament, and a snap legislative election following the presidential vote could entrench it further.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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