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
Researchers trained a small group of foragers to visit a feeder located north of a hive along a gravel road.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Investigators later located a shooting scene outside the restaurant, per police.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The Wisconsin Black Historical Society/ Museum is located at 2620 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Little Cedar Lick Church was located off Liberty Creek Lane and Benders Ferry.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 4 miles north of Big Bear City and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In Taos, explore more than 70 galleries, many of which are located in Taos Plaza, visit the Millicent Rogers Museum, or plan your trip around fall festivals like the Taos Fall Arts Festival and the PASEO Festival.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The search team located MacKrell’s submerged white Ford Fusion and his remains in a Boca Raton pond near Interstate 95, the statement said.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
What To Know Detectives responded to the airport after workers located the body in the aircraft’s landing gear compartment during a routine maintenance check when the plane arrived after a transatlantic flight from Europe.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Investigators later located a shooting scene outside the restaurant, per police.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The Wisconsin Black Historical Society/ Museum is located at 2620 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Little Cedar Lick Church was located off Liberty Creek Lane and Benders Ferry.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 4 miles north of Big Bear City and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In Taos, explore more than 70 galleries, many of which are located in Taos Plaza, visit the Millicent Rogers Museum, or plan your trip around fall festivals like the Taos Fall Arts Festival and the PASEO Festival.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The search team located MacKrell’s submerged white Ford Fusion and his remains in a Boca Raton pond near Interstate 95, the statement said.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
What To Know Detectives responded to the airport after workers located the body in the aircraft’s landing gear compartment during a routine maintenance check when the plane arrived after a transatlantic flight from Europe.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for located
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Electric Era, which was founded by SpaceX engineers, is ready to release its next product, one that is designed to address energy storage management and charging power demand concerns.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sam becomes the subject of an intense missing persons investigation and a dead giveaway for Robbie’s culpability should he be discovered by Perry (Jamie McShane), a biker gang member seeking revenge for the crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the offensive line that has done well in the first four weeks of the season is set to look far different in Week 5, which Cowboys fans learned in the team's injury report released on Friday.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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As a young boy, Cashel learned to play traditional Irish music on the fiddle, which molded the trajectory of his schooling and early career.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Located.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/located. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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