as in finds
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 locates
Anyone who locates them is asked to contact Area 4 detectives at 312-746-8255, or call 911.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
More than $22,000 in Canadian dollars has been raised through the family’s GoFundMe campaign since May 28, with donations going toward the search for the missing individuals and a reward for whoever locates them.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Celestial targets can be selected from a Sky Atlas through the app, and the smart telescope then auto locates and tracks the deep space objects.
—New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
The new hybrid system, which Hyundai will roll out over models in other segments, locates the main electric motor between the gasoline engine and transmission.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In my favorite works of his, like A Case for the Existence of God and A Bright New Boise—a play that has its own surreal dynamic with television screens, which play images of hell in the middle of a big-box store—Hunter locates an unnerving mysticism in between the atoms of the hyper-real.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
More than $22,000 in Canadian dollars has been raised through the family’s GoFundMe campaign since May 28, with donations going toward the search for the missing individuals and a reward for whoever locates them.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Celestial targets can be selected from a Sky Atlas through the app, and the smart telescope then auto locates and tracks the deep space objects.
—New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
The new hybrid system, which Hyundai will roll out over models in other segments, locates the main electric motor between the gasoline engine and transmission.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In my favorite works of his, like A Case for the Existence of God and A Bright New Boise—a play that has its own surreal dynamic with television screens, which play images of hell in the middle of a big-box store—Hunter locates an unnerving mysticism in between the atoms of the hyper-real.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locates
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Don’t miss out on fuzzy socks, best-selling makeup, clever home organizing essentials, and more under-the-radar finds starting at $4.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Later, Pine concludes that Teddy is in league with an associate named Gilberto Hanson, but his ally Sally Price-Jones (Hayley Squires) discovers that Hanson died 17 years prior in a helicopter crash that was never publicized.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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On a languid boat trip through Champagne, France, a cruise-travel expert discovers the upside to sailing at five miles per hour.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, shortly before reuniting at David's wedding, Poppy learns — via Alex's brother — that Alex and Sarah broke off their engagement, but doesn't know why.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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