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the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set
the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe
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Recent Examples of locale
Fano & Senigallia, Le Marche Italy is famous for the beach towns on the Adriatic coast, locales planned in the early- to mid-20th century to welcome a new generation of Italian vacationers.
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Today, a growing number of design houses and galleries are creating locales that are part showroom, part salon, and part cultural venue, where products are not just displayed, but also lived with and celebrated in new ways.
—John Wogan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The designer expanded his Villa Flower and Villa Serena to make room for plenty of guests, and to implement his signature restrained style while staying true to the island influences of the locale.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Today, a growing number of design houses and galleries are creating locales that are part showroom, part salon, and part cultural venue, where products are not just displayed, but also lived with and celebrated in new ways.
—John Wogan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The designer expanded his Villa Flower and Villa Serena to make room for plenty of guests, and to implement his signature restrained style while staying true to the island influences of the locale.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
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But thanks to its size and location – spread out over 1,700 miles across the Pacific – Hawaii was once again spared a direct landfall.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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And occultations themselves depend on the viewer's location on Earth, as the viewing angle shifts with latitude.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Davies remained the band's anchor in the decades between, releasing four albums subsequent to Hodgson's exit and continuing to perform the band's music live in a variety of settings.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Opponents of the state's plan to put a new 3,000-bed prison on property at Mill Creek Mountain in Franklin County will have their voices heard in a formal setting Tuesday.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant still stands and Cianfrance says the scene with the meal is comprised of women from the church who remember Manchester from his time at Crossroads.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of crash involving death, driving without a license causing death and resisting arrest, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Following a little lightning, and a 64-minute delay, their defense continually came up with stops and handed the ball to the strength of this team, the place where all of the money and resources went.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Hudson, who competed on American Idol in its third season but came in seventh place, stepped in to take her place as a judge while she was gone.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Attractions include beaches, desert safaris and major cultural sites like the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the University of Queensland used advanced LiDAR technology to measure the methane emissions from this site.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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