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positional

American  
[puh-zish-uhn-uhl] / pəˈzɪʃ ən əl /

adjective

  1. relating to, regarding, or dependent on position.

  2. unmoving or moving very little.

Example Sentences

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What the Ravens didn’t count on was another team straying so far positional norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

There is one positional switch with Alex Mann moving from open-side flanker to blind-side to accommodate Botham.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Sam Underhill, Guy Pepper and Tom Roebuck make way as Borthwick opts for a number of positional changes in response.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

And without that, he could not impose the high press, the tempo, the positional football that defined his Leverkusen side.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

And it is a placeholder in a positional notation system, such as our *Actually, it didn’t.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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