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
After locating handgun ammunition in the SUV, Burbank PD used a helicopter and police dog named Spike to locate Alas along a steep embankment along the freeway.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Officials have requested the public's help in locating the two men, and also shared CCTV footage showing what the men were wearing on New Year’s Day.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
After detectives watched the video, the department put out an urgent plea to the public asking for help locating the couple that included a description of Gonzalez’s Ford F-150 pickup truck.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Oof — Charlie, good luck locating that impossible-to-find gas!
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Major companies including Amazon have considered locating in the city, only to go elsewhere.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This year's first full moon occurs in Cancer as the moon is locating in Cancer.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2026
Deep Isolation foresees co-locating its boreholes at active and decommissioned nuclear plants, according to CEO Rod Baltzer.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 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
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Officials have requested the public's help in locating the two men, and also shared CCTV footage showing what the men were wearing on New Year’s Day.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
After detectives watched the video, the department put out an urgent plea to the public asking for help locating the couple that included a description of Gonzalez’s Ford F-150 pickup truck.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Oof — Charlie, good luck locating that impossible-to-find gas!
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Major companies including Amazon have considered locating in the city, only to go elsewhere.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This year's first full moon occurs in Cancer as the moon is locating in Cancer.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2026
Deep Isolation foresees co-locating its boreholes at active and decommissioned nuclear plants, according to CEO Rod Baltzer.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 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
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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Kinnear said the Checkers are still learning to deal with things such as lengthy road trips.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dancing along to educational songs brings you and your kids closer together—and turns learning about their world into a fun game.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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