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noun

• a point located with respect to surface features of some region

• any area set aside for a particular purpose

• an abstract mental location

• a general vicinity

• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

• a particular situation

• where you live at a particular time

• a job in an organization

• the particular portion of space occupied by something

• proper or designated social situation

• a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

• the passage that is being read

• proper or appropriate position or location

• a public square with room for pedestrians

• an item on a list or in a sequence

• a blank area

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• place somebody in a particular situation or location

• assign a rank or rating to

• assign a location to

• to arrange for

• take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

• assign to (a job or a home)

• locate

• estimate

• identify the location or place of

• make an investment

• assign to a station

• finish second or better in a horse or dog race

• sing a note with the correct pitch

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verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

30%14Second place in a competition
noun

• a finish in second place (as in a race)

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New York Times22 Jan 2023 Down 6
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