seated

past tense of seat
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as in sat
to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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as in inducted
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 seated But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row. — Sam Mednick, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Projections of silhouettes walking across the walls teased the upcoming show for roughly half an hour as guests were seated in their corresponding sections. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Pilot Luke Delaney, a Marine Corps veteran, was seated next to Watkins for the Dragon spacecraft’s ascent into orbit. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 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 Customers are seated and given a menu, with the ability to do a bundle like a lipstick and a gloss or à la carte (one lip product) options. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 Host dinners where people who would not normally meet are seated beside one another. — Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 This technique, which consists of lighting a canvas from behind, confirmed the presence of the two women seated on the bench. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 His daughter Zoë Kravitz, who got engaged to Styles in April, could also be spotted jamming while seated next to her dad. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Webb was not yet 40 when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986.
    — Paul Grein, 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
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  • Five African heads of state inaugurated on Wednesday a $16-billion oil refinery project in East Africa, following calls for the continent to boost its self-sufficiency in processing raw materials into finished products.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The line was inaugurated in May 2024 with machinery supplied by Rieter.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Seated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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