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Recent Examples of placer
The top six placers in each event qualified for the CIF State Championships in Clovis on May 24-25.
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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
But the highest placer of the group is Paris’ Charles de Gaulle (CDG), in sixth.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Batavia’s Ino Garcia, a two-time state placer, turns into medal collector.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
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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
But the highest placer of the group is Paris’ Charles de Gaulle (CDG), in sixth.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Batavia’s Ino Garcia, a two-time state placer, turns into medal collector.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
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Right now, SteamOS runs like a champ on the Steam Deck, which features a semi-custom AMD processor.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Beck in his Canes debut with a chance to beat maybe the national champs?Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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The comeback album featured Jon Bon Jovi, Fantasia, Sting, Sheila E., Mariah Carey, and one of Moore’s biggest musical champions, Bruce Springsteen.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Jan. 2025
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Pat Rafter was a two-time U.S. Open champion in 1997 and 1998 and a two-time Wimbledon runner-up in 2000 and 2001.Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Those considered cannot have won, or been a finalist for, a major national or international art prize.Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić beat Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP last season when the pair were among a trio of finalists.Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Is the human species forsaking the very attribute that catalyzed our evolution from tree-dwellers to global conquerors?Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the Eastern Conference, Inter Miami’s conquerors Atlanta United were knocked out by Orlando City, who take on the victors of the New York derby, New York Red Bulls, on Sunday for a place in the MLS Cup final.Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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