position 1 of 2

noun

pə-ˈzi-shən How to pronounce position (audio)
Definition of positionnext
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as in job
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay he holds the position of manager at the store

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as in role
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists man's position in the universe

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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something I knew that someone had been in the room because the chair was out of its usual position

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as in station
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain the soldiers were commanded to hold their position on the hill at all costs

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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement holds the lead position in the standings

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position

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verb

as in to place
to arrange something in a certain spot or position positioned the chairs around the room

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Recent Examples of position
Noun
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson are deadlocked in the race to be Georgia’s governor, a powerful executive position in charge of a multibillion-dollar state budget fed largely by taxes on the state’s citizens and businesses. — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 This year they were all promoted to senior leadership positions as Dangote plans an IPO for Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE that would be the largest ever in Africa. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
Rows of look-alike chorines would position their limbs in formation to create enormous kaleidoscopic designs, functioning in precision like an all-blonde, semi-nude, female Marine troop. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Morgan Stanley initiates AdarX as overweight Morgan Stanley said the biotech company is well positioned. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for position
Recent Examples of Synonyms for position
  1. job
  2. role
  3. location
  4. station
  5. level
  6. place
  7. situation
  8. purpose
Noun
  • Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case about the role race plays in middle school admissions, three years after a majority on the high court struck down affirmative action in college.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of role
Noun
  • However, South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul has said the location of last month's mine blasts was not in a disputed area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Cloudveil For those keen to stay in town, there’s no better, more central location than The Cloudveil, situated on Jackson’s historic Town Square.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of location
Noun
  • Drones deploy from a weatherproof docking station that handles launch, landing, charging, data upload and mission scheduling without an on-site operator.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the populist had eroded since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
Noun
  • Many of the office’s attorneys, particularly in its misdemeanor corps, work with basement-level spirits, according to one of the sources.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Those with high levels of hope had better later outcomes in health, education and employment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of level
Verb
  • BetMGM is offering new users a chance to place a bet and get $1,500 in bonuses if the bet loses when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The integrated circuit In 1958, engineer Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments demonstrated an integrated circuit that placed multiple electronic components on a single piece of semiconductor material.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • After Fay described her situation to the agent, Muse returned a two-page fact sheet comparing the cost and coverage of several Medicare Part D plans.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Such businesses can help transform raw observations into practical insights, from comparing conditions over time to assessing how a situation might evolve.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of situation
Noun
  • Its purpose is to help eliminate malignant cells that may remain after surgery, reducing the chance of another tumor taking hold.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The decor nods to her career without losing sight of the hotel’s purpose as a place to unwind after a day exploring Music City.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Position.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/position. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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