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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 locales
How that will impact the winter season in popular Canadian snowbird locales including Arizona, South Carolina and Florida isn’t clear.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As the story pings between the two women, and from London to various exotic European locales that the family’s wealth gives Cherry access to, the conflict gradually evolves from simple microaggressions to far more hurtful and dangerous activities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Astronauts will also require quick transit between lunar locales.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Airbnb was made for locales like Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indian Wells.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Additional alerts covered parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York locales along Lake Erie and encompassed areas around Cleveland, Erie, and Buffalo.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As the story pings between the two women, and from London to various exotic European locales that the family’s wealth gives Cherry access to, the conflict gradually evolves from simple microaggressions to far more hurtful and dangerous activities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Astronauts will also require quick transit between lunar locales.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Airbnb was made for locales like Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indian Wells.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Additional alerts covered parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York locales along Lake Erie and encompassed areas around Cleveland, Erie, and Buffalo.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locales
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What Pinstripes locations are closed?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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So far, Starlink will receive $300 million to serve over 200,000 locations under BEAD, even though the satellite internet service is already available to consumers across the US.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Toward commercial use Kepler positions the latest gait upgrade as expanding K2’s applicability in commercial and industrial settings.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the onstage settings consist of a few physical set pieces backed up by vivid and realistic-looking images on the screens.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 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 most valuable creators today monetize across formats (short-form, long-form, live), SKUs (merch → CPG), and channels (retail, venues, licensing).—
Jason Davis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Similar scenes play out countless times a day on transit systems in cities across the country – where riders go about their routines even as problems like homelessness, untreated mental illness and unpredictable assaults chip away at an already fragile sense of security in public transportation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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He’s known as a Yoda-like figure behind the scenes of Michigan football, advising both Moore and Jim Harbaugh.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The bans are mandated in places such as Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and more.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Did anyone win Powerball last night, September 13, 2025?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once a 19th-century military outpost, Fort Robinson now combines historic sites with miles of hiking and horseback trails.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The city has provisions on the books for marijuana dispensaries and sites that cultivate or manufacture marijuana products, but lounges where people can use marijuana products on the premises itself are currently not allowed in Kansas City.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Locales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locales. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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