as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time
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Recent Examples of locate
Granted by Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Oberholzer, the new injunction imposes strict rules on three properties, the Royal Roman Motel, the Royal Grand Inn and Marisco El Tapatio y Antojitos, all located within the same block of First Street east of Grand Avenue.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
El Dorado Hills is located 30 miles northeast of Sacramento.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The man's body was located near Guano Point.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The Town of Colchester Police Department, also located in New York, posted on Facebook that a Steven Rustrian from Shirley was arrested on May 16 for reckless driving during a police pursuit.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
El Dorado Hills is located 30 miles northeast of Sacramento.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The man's body was located near Guano Point.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The Town of Colchester Police Department, also located in New York, posted on Facebook that a Steven Rustrian from Shirley was arrested on May 16 for reckless driving during a police pursuit.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locate
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The ones who needed to leave their mother tongue in order to find their true voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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More on the science behind the portfolio diet A few small studies led by Jenkins in 2003, including the trial that introduced the diet to the world, found an association between following the portfolio diet and a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Simply add your eligible Card to your Resy profile to book and discover Platinum Nights reservations near you, enrollment required.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The researchers learned that people who ate very similarly to the portfolio diet had a 14% lower risk of developing coronary heart disease or stroke than people who ate less similarly to the diet.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Locate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locate. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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