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Recent Examples of placer
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
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Dancing With the Stars MC Julianne Hough returns as co-host, but her 2024 co-host Vanessa Hudgens will be replaced this year by former NFL champ and current Bachelor franchise host Jesse Palmer.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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At 19-9, 11-6 in the Big East, they are positioned for a first-round bye in the conference tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth, baseline achievements for the back-to-back national champs, for sure, but nothing that should be taken for granted anywhere.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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Seattle's sports scene offers a professional football team, an NHL franchise, a major league baseball team (which ended its 21-year playoff drought recently), and the four-time WNBA champions, the Seattle Storm.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alex Walsh was a champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay.—
Casey Murphy,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Showing a complete scoring arsenal and game-changing ability all over the floor, Watkins dominated one of the nation’s best teams and soundly outplayed Betts — another Wooden finalist.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Recognized as a finalist at the 2021 Travel Media Awards and winning a bronze at the 2022 North American Travel Journalists Association awards, Jordi's expertise in family travel is well-established.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
24 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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Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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