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
For now, officials say the main challenge remains locating the uranium.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing, at-risk person.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
By locating varying levels of services in one sight, officials hope participants will have a better chance of success.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Rescue crews searched all night before locating him the following day.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
After police were unsuccessful at locating the driver, the department entered the vehicle’s license-plate number into the FLOCK license-plate reader system.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The Bonner Springs Animal Control is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an individual who left a dog sealed in a plastic bin outside a veterinary clinic overnight Thursday.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Co-locating data centers with their own energy sources is a solution that prevents unnecessary costs for American households while advancing national competitiveness.
—Eric Schmidt, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Middlesex police said on Tuesday that officers were called to the Love's Truck Stop on Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle around noon to assist in locating a child who had been abducted from Martinsburg earlier in the day.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing, at-risk person.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
By locating varying levels of services in one sight, officials hope participants will have a better chance of success.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Rescue crews searched all night before locating him the following day.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
After police were unsuccessful at locating the driver, the department entered the vehicle’s license-plate number into the FLOCK license-plate reader system.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The Bonner Springs Animal Control is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an individual who left a dog sealed in a plastic bin outside a veterinary clinic overnight Thursday.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Co-locating data centers with their own energy sources is a solution that prevents unnecessary costs for American households while advancing national competitiveness.
—Eric Schmidt, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Middlesex police said on Tuesday that officers were called to the Love's Truck Stop on Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle around noon to assist in locating a child who had been abducted from Martinsburg earlier in the day.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
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Conservatives are digging through Talarico’s social media history and finding a trove of progressive commentary on hot-button cultural issues like race, gender, religion and immigration.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Under Johnson’s direction, Ginn is finding her own individual footing with the part.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In nuclear physics, discovering the internal structure of the atom led to enormous advances, but also brought us the dangers of radioactivity and atomic weapons.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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The scrutiny erupted in January, when an Austin woman and her child were deported after an Austin officer contacted ICE upon discovering an administrative warrant for the woman.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The donation was made to the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, a nonprofit organization Carvalho founded to improve learning opportunities for students from lower-income families.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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California has introduced universal pre-kindergarten, and New York City is expanding its pre-kindergarten program to 2-year-olds, giving toddlers an early start on learning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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