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
One commercial building — without any signage indicating hospice services were located inside — received state licenses for 112 hospices.
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William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The station would be ideally located near the Capitol Square, Monona Terrace and downtown hotels, the study said.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh has been working as a visiting economics fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank located at Stanford University.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Eric Moore, 30, was employed at the North Texas Collegiate Academy East Campus, a charter school for elementary to middle school students located on Oak Grove Parkway in Little Elm.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Using the 17-mile (27 kilometers) long accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) generated quark-gluon plasma.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The inspector located two opaque brown sacks, each with an unconscious but still breathing bird, in Martinez’s pants, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Known as Villa Sant’Andrea, and widely considered among the most valuable private estates in Italy, the estate is located in the town of Affi, just outside Verona.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
Now fourteen years in, del Gaudio has recently completed Betasso Overlook, a house located only about 11 miles from her own house-studio.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The station would be ideally located near the Capitol Square, Monona Terrace and downtown hotels, the study said.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh has been working as a visiting economics fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank located at Stanford University.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Eric Moore, 30, was employed at the North Texas Collegiate Academy East Campus, a charter school for elementary to middle school students located on Oak Grove Parkway in Little Elm.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Using the 17-mile (27 kilometers) long accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) generated quark-gluon plasma.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The inspector located two opaque brown sacks, each with an unconscious but still breathing bird, in Martinez’s pants, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Known as Villa Sant’Andrea, and widely considered among the most valuable private estates in Italy, the estate is located in the town of Affi, just outside Verona.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
Now fourteen years in, del Gaudio has recently completed Betasso Overlook, a house located only about 11 miles from her own house-studio.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for located
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 1916, the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, also known as the Denver Buddhist Church at the time, was founded at 1950 Lawrence St.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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By printing the message, the killer no longer seemed to care about being discovered, despite the fact that not a single fingerprint was found on either side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Where has the medallion been discovered in past years?—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ruhe said the debate reflects lessons learned from nearly two years of war.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And one of the main lessons that will be learned from that account is that while the harms that occurred came quickly and sometimes surprisingly easily, their negative consequences — on universities and society at large — will linger for a long time.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Located.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/located. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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