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Placed

adjective

1.

Situated in a particular spot or position. Synonyms: located, set, situated. "Strategically placed artillery" , "A house set on a hilltop" , "Nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

2.

Put in position in relation to other things.

Place

verb

(past & past part. placed; pres. part. placing)

1.

Put into a certain place or abstract location. Synonyms: lay, pose, position, put, set. "Set the tray down" , "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" , "Place emphasis on a certain point"

2.

Place somebody in a particular situation or location.

3.

Assign a rank or rating to. Synonyms: grade, order, range, rank, rate. "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

4.

Assign a location to. Synonyms: locate, site.

5.

To arrange for. "Place a bet"

6.

Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal. Synonyms: come in, come out.

7.

Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. Synonyms: aim, direct, point, target. "Criticism directed at her superior" , "Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

8.

Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something. Synonym: identify.

9.

Assign to (a job or a home).

10.

Locate. Synonyms: localise, localize, set.

11.

Estimate. Synonyms: put, set.

12.

Identify the location or place of. Synonyms: localise, localize.

13.

Make an investment. Synonyms: commit, invest, put.

14.

Assign to a station. Synonyms: post, send, station.

15.

Finish second or better in a horse or dog race.

16.

Sing a note with the correct pitch.

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... state of affairs that the disastrous invasion of the Lombards had brought about. The new order was established at the end of the reign of Justin II. (565-578) under a new and supreme official. Without doing away with the prefect of Italy the emperor placed over him as supreme head of the new administration the exarch[1] who was both the military commander-in-chief and the governor-general of Italy; and, since the chief need of Italy was defence, without entirely suppressing the civil administration, ...

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... how far she had drawn away from him, and now placed her hand on his arm to appease her self-accusations and propitiate duty. He spoke as she had wished, his manner was what she had wished; she was his bride, almost his wife; her conduct was a kind of madness; she could ...

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