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as in situates
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack
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as in classifies
to put into a particular arrangement
disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed
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Recent Examples of disposes
People die in this movie, and nobody seems to care, which could be a metaphor for the way the pro sports industry grinds up and disposes of its warriors.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The findings underscore the need to rethink how society uses and disposes of disposable masks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The president proposes, and Congress disposes The US Congress, however, was not pleased by this.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kepler further situates its progress within China’s broader push in robotics, stating that domestic innovators have emerged as significant contributors to industry growth and that K2 aims to translate technology upgrades into practical, multi-scenario operations.—
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DaCosta situates the story in 1954 but infuses it with her modern sensibility, shaping a lush, volatile portrait of womanhood, longing, and consequence.—
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Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.—
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Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.—
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The staff at the Park Hyatt Tokyo is what puts the property at the top of the game, including some who have been around for decades.—
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This short-sleeve style puts a more unexpected twist on the timeless trend.—
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But after the app arranges the list, parents are still responsible for completing it.—
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The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.—
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In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.—
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Conrad eventually locates Jeremiah and manages to hand him the letter.—
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The arbitrary nature of torture places the text in the long genealogy of the captivity narrative; if there is a degree of the adventure yarn in the tale, than there is also something of an Arthur Koestler or an Alexander Solzhenitsyn as well.—
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Combining archive and testimony, the film places Ordóñez’s assassination in the broader Basque context, tracing how his death galvanized resistance to ETA.—
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The potential series will center on Violet Sorrengail, whose plans for a quiet life are upended when her mother, a military general, orders her to join the brutal Basgiath War College and become one of several hundred candidates vying to become dragon riders.—
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Almost everyone orders the pho.—
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“Disposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposes. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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