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noun

ˈsēt How to pronounce seat (audio)
Definition of seatnext
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as in headquarters
a place from which authority is exercised all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing

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2
as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits fell down on his well-padded seat

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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation

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seat

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verb

1
as in to sit
to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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2
as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

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Recent Examples of seat
Noun
That said, Meyers-Shyer’s design vision is her own, and This Oak House gives readers an intricately detailed, front-row seat to the process of her family’s renovation of their 1940s Beverly Hills home. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Rancho Cordova Planning Commissioner Elliott Stevenson is running unopposed for the 2nd District seat. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
The café seats up to 40 indoors with additional seating on the outdoor patio. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026 OutKick asked the Fever whether the guard seated in front of the fan was among the witnesses security interviewed and what its review established about the fan's words and movements. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seat
  1. bum
  2. center
  3. sit
  4. induct
  5. tail
  6. hub
  7. inaugurate
  8. cheeks
Noun
  • Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.
    — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • For years, hospitals have been buying and building outpatient centers, and then funneling more care to them.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An institution built explicitly to neutralize biological catastrophes is now at the center of one.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of center
Verb
  • The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Hartnett Holder & Co restaurant offers a children’s menu, and the hotel provides cots, baby monitors and a baby sitting service if required.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • The ceremony also caps a year in which ARIA marked its 40th anniversary with a standalone Hall of Fame event in June, inducting Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika & Linda.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The 75-year-old was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of induct
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  • In the most extreme, low-probability scenarios, at the very tip of the long tail, the calculated death toll was huge, in the tens of millions.
    — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Working hard to be horrible and beautiful at once, Vahl’s debut is a stark, memorable vision of right-wing terror ultimately eating its own tail.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Not to be outdone, Celsius, another prominent energy drink, has partnered with ESPN to sponsor College GameDay, the hub of the let’s-have-fun-and-watch-TV-sports-all-day movement.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • DriVe2X sees potential applications in mobility hubs, apartment buildings, and single-family houses.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of hub
Verb
  • But the visit by Min Aung Hlaing, a former military chief inaugurated as president in April after a general election judged by rights groups as designed to cement the military’s hold on power, has not been free of criticism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The changes would go into effect in 2029, when MLB is set to inaugurate new national TV deals.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaugurate
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  • The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Not that Bieber needs much assistance, with dewy skin and softly flushed cheeks becoming central to the Rhode universe.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seat. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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