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situate

[sich-oo-eyt, sich-oo-it, -eyt] / ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt, ˈsɪtʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


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Christine Cover Ferro‘s costumes situate the jockeying courtiers in a vintage 20th century underworld. Projection designer Nick Santiago fleshes out Angela Balogh Calin‘s stripped down scenic design, which combines Elizabethan simplicity with modern rough edges.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Ms. Penny has no peer in her ability to situate the lives of sympathetic characters within such elaborate and thrilling storylines.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

With less tritium required, the overall size of the fusion power plant can be reduced, making it easier to license, situate and construct.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2024

His arguments to the Supreme Court, according to CNN, attempted to situate the issue as one that would impact both his "legal exposure" and that of all future presidents.

From Salon Mar. 20, 2024

Kendra folded the letter and slipped it hack into the envelope, trying to situate it as she had found it.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

It also situates Noguchi within the wide constellation of collaborators who shaped his interdisciplinary practice—Marcel Breuer, Alexey Brodovitch, Louis Kahn, Isamu Kenmochi, George Nelson and the companies Alcoa, Knoll and Zenith.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Instead, she situates herself within a lineage of artists who have used public space to reflect and reshape their communities.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

This is where Fabio Parasecoli, a professor of food studies and a native Roman, situates Italian comfort food not as indulgence, but as memory and necessity.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

In a separate article in The Hindustan Times newspaper, Mr Jacob also situates the recent talks between Delhi and Beijing in a broader frame: the trilateral interplay of India, China and Russia.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

She situates me in front of the mirror on the back of her door.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

It’s a feat of engineering, situated on a hill between the park’s upper and lower lots, extending out toward Lankershim Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Argentina, ruled at the time by a military junta led by General Leopoldo Galtieri, invaded the islands, situated 300 miles off Argentina's east coast, in 1982.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

The central argument of “Democracy Matters,” situated in a single, capacious, airy gallery, is largely unassailable: that our democracy has always been aspirational—a work in progress too often undercut by U.S. laws and practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The girl situated between them rolls her eyes.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

But it’s worth taking stock of Musk’s sentiment on its own, and situating it within his behavior on the international stage over the past few weeks.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2024

But in characterizing originalism as a “trap” and situating it historically, Dennie's analysis cuts deeper into the harm caused by originalist doctrine, without sacrificing nuance, rigor or scope.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2024

People of this community manage their flow by situating themselves over a gap in the slatted floors of their homes, free-bleeding onto the lush forest greenery below.

From National Geographic Nov. 29, 2023

Since 2020, the company has opened up offices in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines and begun negotiations to enter Vietnam, where other major American tech companies have refrained from situating employees because of security concerns.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2023

And then I burrow into the blankets, situating the ice against my throbbing knee, a tight breath hissing between my teeth.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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