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Recent Examples of placer
Each polling placer will keep staff on hand to monitor the area and enforce the no-photo policy.
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Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s the thing with California’s oranges: The California gold rush, smack in the middle of the 19th century, was an enormous splash in the placer pan.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
The top six placers in each event qualified for the CIF State Championships in Clovis on May 24-25.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Mitchell Nguyen, junior, C. Milton Wright Nguyen placed sixth in the state tournament, helping set a school record as one of four Mustangs state placers.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
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Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s the thing with California’s oranges: The California gold rush, smack in the middle of the 19th century, was an enormous splash in the placer pan.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
The top six placers in each event qualified for the CIF State Championships in Clovis on May 24-25.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Mitchell Nguyen, junior, C. Milton Wright Nguyen placed sixth in the state tournament, helping set a school record as one of four Mustangs state placers.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
Noun
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Erceg handled himself well against Pantoja but lost to the champ by decision in their May 2024 matchup.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Texas opens the 2025 season with lofty expectations after failing to make the playoffs as the reigning World Series champs in the 2024 season, due to injuries and less-than-stellar performances from star players.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In this race, Jones ran 12.63 to take down to take down Olympic champions Masai Russell and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Miami native enters the Hall of Fame after playing high school basketball at Miami Edison High and Gulliver Prep, and then becoming a four-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the gala, each scholar finalist will briefly present a personal statement about their background, inspiration and intention for their future career in the industry.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Boulder beat out two other finalists, Cincinnati, Ohio and Salt Lake City, Utah, the latter of which would have seen the festival remain in Utah, with limited events in Park City itself continuing.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Over the centuries, the temples suffered severe damage from conquerors, wars, and earthquakes.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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