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
The church is located at 13925 El Camino Real, San Diego, 92130.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Donaldsonville was located in the center of the state’s thriving sugar industry, which was rife with planters growing wealthy on the labor of the enslaved.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
After a woman fell down a waterfall while hiking, her rescuers couldn’t located her border collie.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
The new galleries will be located next to the Brooklyn Museum’s pre-existing Beaux-Arts Court, and the inaugural installation is planned to flow into the museum’s Egyptian art galleries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials in Turkey, for instance, have expressed concern that a regime collapse in Iran could leave a power vacuum empowering other regional movements—such as the Kurdish militia located between Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq—further eroding prospects for stability in the Middle East.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Where is Alcatraz island located?
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department's Station 156 will be located in the northeast portion of town.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Donaldsonville was located in the center of the state’s thriving sugar industry, which was rife with planters growing wealthy on the labor of the enslaved.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
After a woman fell down a waterfall while hiking, her rescuers couldn’t located her border collie.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
The new galleries will be located next to the Brooklyn Museum’s pre-existing Beaux-Arts Court, and the inaugural installation is planned to flow into the museum’s Egyptian art galleries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials in Turkey, for instance, have expressed concern that a regime collapse in Iran could leave a power vacuum empowering other regional movements—such as the Kurdish militia located between Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq—further eroding prospects for stability in the Middle East.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Where is Alcatraz island located?
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department's Station 156 will be located in the northeast portion of town.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for located
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gerald Lopez, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old girl’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Sadriu, officers learned that Cupe was allegedly assaulting a woman in the park when a bystander intervened in an effort to stop the assault.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Detectives also learned that the juvenile would not be in the state and had no intention of attending the event.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Located.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/located. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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