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- adjective Without a
position (social rank); being anoutcast . - adjective Without a position (decided viewpoint on an issue).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mozart did not starve upon being left positionless in Vienna.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956 1903
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Sounds help us anticipate, but in this strange, darkened space, even voices seem to float, positionless, in a void.
NYT > Home Page By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN 2011
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He was a positionless player who hit like a shortstop in 2009.
McCovey Chronicles 2010
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You are a single member of Pakatan Rakyat and, as an elected rep, have the trust of the nameless, faceless, positionless Pakatan grassroots to speak on its behalf in explaining the policy to the people, not deciding on the policy for the people.
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But an .863 OPS (151 OPS+) from the positionless man who saw time at LF, 3B and 1B, wasn't enough, and Campanis flipped him for Tommy John in the following offseason.
True Blue LA 2010
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Huber was seen as positionless (and look, these guys know how to field a good D) and fell out of favor seemingly instantly.
Royals Review 2010
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She's evasive and probably has no considered positions on anything, but she's evasive and positionless in the style of people who govern fiscal-lib and grandstand social-con.
Ace of Spades HQ 2009
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“upholding” must be understood with a proviso that it maintains, as mentioned in the foregoing, a “positionless position.”
Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy Nagatomo, Shigenori 2006
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