as in found
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 located
In selecting Norwich, a city centrally located in the eastern part of the state, the team has found a home stadium that looks much different than the large-scale plans Swanston had for a $1 billion waterfront stadium and mixed-use development project in Bridgeport.
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Russia’s Foreign Ministry advised foreign embassies and international organizations located in Kyiv to evacuate their offices in case such a strike did take place, and the Defense Ministry urged civilians to evacuate, too.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The community, located about a 30-minute drive north of Tampa, has a median home sale price of $425,000, according to the Redfin report.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
According to Chiu's office, one of the owners of the Corner Store also owns the SF Discount Market, also located in the Tenderloin.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Motherless’ servers are located in the Netherlands and are hosted by NFOrce Internet Services, a company based in Steenbergen, in the south of the country.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Its headquarters are located in Bedford.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Following a manhunt, police located Whitaker in the woods in a nearby county on July 1, 2021, police said at the time, according to 13 WMAZ.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Russia’s Foreign Ministry advised foreign embassies and international organizations located in Kyiv to evacuate their offices in case such a strike did take place, and the Defense Ministry urged civilians to evacuate, too.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The community, located about a 30-minute drive north of Tampa, has a median home sale price of $425,000, according to the Redfin report.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
According to Chiu's office, one of the owners of the Corner Store also owns the SF Discount Market, also located in the Tenderloin.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Motherless’ servers are located in the Netherlands and are hosted by NFOrce Internet Services, a company based in Steenbergen, in the south of the country.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Its headquarters are located in Bedford.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Following a manhunt, police located Whitaker in the woods in a nearby county on July 1, 2021, police said at the time, according to 13 WMAZ.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for located
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The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Highway signage along the American River, where gold was discovered by a sawmill operator named James Marshall in 1848; Route 49 connects California’s historic gold-rush boom towns.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The name came from one friend, Mike Basso, who remembered what another, Red Murff, a former big-league pitcher and longtime scout (who famously discovered Nolan Ryan), had taught them before passing — to be a keeper of the game.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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According to the filing, Kilcher learned the truth late last year when a broadcast video interview with Cameron began circulating on social media.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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But as some have learned the hard way, that tendency of random things to appear to form patterns means that the other peak might be just noise.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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“Located.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/located. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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