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Recent Examples of placer
Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury (CT) was the top placer from New England, finishing 22nd overall at 18:32.7.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Dec. 2024
Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Each polling placer will keep staff on hand to monitor the area and enforce the no-photo policy.
—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
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Dec. 2024
Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Each polling placer will keep staff on hand to monitor the area and enforce the no-photo policy.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
Noun
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Freire defended his featherweight crown three times as a two-division champ before losing a July 2021 submission to A.J. McKee.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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After asking the tennis champ about his plans to celebrate and wind down, as well as his elbow injury, Sinner then took the three tennis balls that Charlotte, 10, was holding and began to sign them.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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These make the home a rich complement for the creations of the style’s champion, Victor Horta, whose works are visible at the nearby Horta Museum.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The trio will join 47 other players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to learn from baseball legends such as two-time World Series champion Dusty Baker and Hall of Fame outfielder Andre Dawson and get coached by Atlanta Braves greats Brian Jordan and David Justice.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
Noun
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An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2025
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Felix Ojo Offensive tackle Felix Ojo (TX) released a group of finalists that included Texas, Florida, Michigan and Ohio state, but a surprise team entered the mix heading into Friday afternoon’s commitment.—
Erik Buchinger,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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