positioned

verb

past tense of position
as in situated
to arrange something in a certain spot or position positioned the chairs around the room

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Recent Examples of positioned 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 Stetson Bennett still appears positioned as Stafford’s primary backup, but coach Sean McVay isn’t committing to Bennett or Simpson as the backup, at least publicly. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Marketing lead Anna Rampa said the company positioned the feature around its ensemble, emotional accessibility and Scandinavian identity. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Donica describes it as the first comprehensive longevity program built specifically around brain aging in healthy, high-functioning people, positioned as prevention rather than treatment. — Eman Bare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The seat can be positioned in a chaise-like lounge setting between upright and fully flat, while the suite includes a 17-inch 4K screen, wireless charging, Bluetooth connectivity and several separate storage areas. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positioned
  1. situated
  2. placed
  3. put
  4. located
Verb
  • There, situated 750,000 miles beyond the moon, Roman will begin its science mission to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in various spiritual communities around the Northeast, including Yogaville, an ashram then situated in Pomfret, Connecticut.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of situated
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Espada is paid to put it in favorable positions, even when few seem to exist.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • While the Anaheim Ducks, located a stone’s throw from Angel Stadium, are in the midst of a massive refurbishment project, the area surrounding the baseball stadium is largely dormant.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • He was located in Indiana, where he is being held pending extradiction, the release said.
    — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of located

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“Positioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positioned. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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