Position
How words are described
| old | old position | old return |
| good | good position | good return |
| safe | safe position | safe return |
| better | better position | better return |
| Other adjectives: original, initial, proper, actual, real, bad, permanent, official, last, different, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He volunteered to return to his old high school and teach this class, hoping to help kids who were in the same position he had been in in high school.
Source: Series / Welcome Back, Kotter -
He was frighteningly efficient when put into a position of power; but in the end he was grateful for the return of the status quo.
Source: Series / Hogan's Heroes - Thanks to international waters, they can move anywhere there's ocean, and unlike aircraft, they can loiter in good intercept position for months without requiring a base to return to.
Source: Useful Notes / Naval Weapons
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Return and Position. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/return
Position & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/return>.
Return or Position. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/return.
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