placement
noun
place·ment
ˈplās-mənt 
Examples of placement in a Sentence
the strategic placement of products at the entrance of a store
the placement of microphones around the room
The director tried several different camera placements for the scene.
The agency has overseen the placement of hundreds of children in loving homes.
the placement of unemployed workers
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The placement of the map correlates so that the club’s logo and badge, worn on the left side of the chest, aligns perfectly with where CPKC Stadium would be on a map.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
The Canadian singer-songwriter has secured her first No. 1 album on the ARIA Albums Chart with So Close To What, marking her third top 10 placement Down Under.
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Pattern, color, and even strategic furniture placement can help make this happen.
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Srikanth Ramachandran, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The placement of the map correlates so that the club’s logo and badge, worn on the left side of the chest, aligns perfectly with where CPKC Stadium would be on a map.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
The Canadian singer-songwriter has secured her first No. 1 album on the ARIA Albums Chart with So Close To What, marking her third top 10 placement Down Under.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
Pattern, color, and even strategic furniture placement can help make this happen.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for placement
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placement. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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placement
noun
place·ment
ˈplā-smənt
1
: an act or instance of placing
especially
: the assignment of a person to a suitable place (as a class in school or a job)
2
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