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
And so there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you.
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NBC news, 17 May 2026
For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Their real focus, though, was locating and studying the deepest holes along the river.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Detectives are seeking help from the public in identifying and locating a robbery suspect who allegedly robbed a woman outside of her Lynwood home in April.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The case has garnered global attention and a number of vocal critics blaming investigators for a lack of progress in quickly locating Guthrie and her abductor.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow previously said his office remains committed to locating Smart’s remains, adding that authorities will continue using every lawful tool available to bring answers to her family.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Yet to the researchers’ surprise, the aye-ayes had no problem locating the target areas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Investigators with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took Gonzalez, 26, into custody after locating him at an apartment complex in Dallas.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
NBC news, 17 May 2026
For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Their real focus, though, was locating and studying the deepest holes along the river.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Detectives are seeking help from the public in identifying and locating a robbery suspect who allegedly robbed a woman outside of her Lynwood home in April.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The case has garnered global attention and a number of vocal critics blaming investigators for a lack of progress in quickly locating Guthrie and her abductor.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow previously said his office remains committed to locating Smart’s remains, adding that authorities will continue using every lawful tool available to bring answers to her family.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Yet to the researchers’ surprise, the aye-ayes had no problem locating the target areas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Investigators with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took Gonzalez, 26, into custody after locating him at an apartment complex in Dallas.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
Verb
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Grisebach has a flair for finding faces with striking, weatherbeaten features that might have grown out of the landscape itself.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Ahead, our editors gladly risked a few good makeup days in the name of finding the best ones.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including an Asian food restaurant after discovering 66 rat droppings in various areas.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The plan involved discovering a long lost princess, hopping on a plane to London, breaking into a museum store room, and enlisting the help of a very pathetic historian.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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