emplaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of emplace
as in places
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 Synonyms for emplaces
  1. places
  2. situates
  3. puts
  4. positions
  5. deposits
  6. sets up
  7. locates
Verb
  • Cheap models could bring tutoring, translation, diagnostics, legal assistance, farm advice and small-business automation to places Western subscription pricing barely reaches.
    — Will Conaway, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What the new vision misses The report places heavy emphasis on innovation, commercialization and technology deployment.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of places
Verb
  • Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of situates
Verb
  • Quote of note Veteran center Garrett Bradbury has enjoyed his introduction to Ben Johnson’s offense, a system that puts a lot of responsibility on the guy snapping the ball.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of puts
Verb
  • Under the hood, Naia positions the feature as part of a broader effort to make circular and sustainable shopping feel more financially justified.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The company positions itself as a specialist in fast approvals and transparent pricing, working with merchants across verticals such as nutraceuticals, e-commerce, travel, CBD, and firearms retail.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Verb
  • Think of it as a stamp that presses into the top layer of your skin, and deposits pigment instead of puncturing the skin thousands of times.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lightweight cream deposits a subtle wash of color, and blends tracelessly to create a fresh-faced, no-makeup-makeup finish.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of deposits
Verb
  • The proposal also sets up ministerial and parliamentary committees to monitor the disarmament process.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • All of this sets up a likely $4 billion summer and $10 billion year, Dergarabedian said, which could make 2026 the highest-grossing summer and the highest-grossing year since 2019.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sets up
Verb
  • The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of locates
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“Emplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplaces. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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