as in finding
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 locating
Deep Isolation foresees co-locating its boreholes at active and decommissioned nuclear plants, according to CEO Rod Baltzer.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
The project at the southeast corner of Tremont and West streets is one of many throughout the region that use state housing laws to build taller, denser, multi-family developments by locating near transit centers or including affordable housing for qualified low-income tenants.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
There is typically a dearth of historical information about the conditions in which the vehicle went missing, and locating a sunken aircraft or a large ship in the vastness of the ocean is difficult and costly.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The owners of a dog that died after it was attacked by another dog last month at Central Park in Fremont have spoken out via social media about the horror of the incident, while police are asking for the public’s help in locating the attacking dog’s owner.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Apple Music users can access their Replay by locating the Listen Now tab in the app, scrolling to the Replay section, tapping the Replay '25 playlist, and then selecting the plus button in the top right.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Police asked for the public's help locating Hermios, who is a Pacific Islander, stands at 4 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After locating the constellation, use your smartphone astronomy app to pinpoint the stars Kappa Ophiuchi and Epsilon Ophiuchi.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
The project at the southeast corner of Tremont and West streets is one of many throughout the region that use state housing laws to build taller, denser, multi-family developments by locating near transit centers or including affordable housing for qualified low-income tenants.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
There is typically a dearth of historical information about the conditions in which the vehicle went missing, and locating a sunken aircraft or a large ship in the vastness of the ocean is difficult and costly.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The owners of a dog that died after it was attacked by another dog last month at Central Park in Fremont have spoken out via social media about the horror of the incident, while police are asking for the public’s help in locating the attacking dog’s owner.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Apple Music users can access their Replay by locating the Listen Now tab in the app, scrolling to the Replay section, tapping the Replay '25 playlist, and then selecting the plus button in the top right.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Police asked for the public's help locating Hermios, who is a Pacific Islander, stands at 4 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After locating the constellation, use your smartphone astronomy app to pinpoint the stars Kappa Ophiuchi and Epsilon Ophiuchi.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
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Barca are finding life more difficult this term, though.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The military showed us a map of Hamas tunnel routes Israeli forces are still discovering and demolishing in the area.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a statement from his former employer.—
Christina Zdanowicz,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So did laws and court rulings that followed — barring Black men from the militia, barring Black adults from juries, barring Black children from learning alongside white children in public schools, and barring racial intermarriage.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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