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
Milwaukee police are seeking the public's help in locating a critically missing 11-year-old girl.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The immediate priority for law enforcement is locating and apprehending the suspect who should be considered armed and dangerous.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
On September 6, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the Pigeon River State Forest to assist the Otsego County Sheriff's Office in locating a 36-year-old woman missing from California.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Lake County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Lake Barrington man.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, police released video footage of the suspects and asked for the public’s help in identifying and locating them.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
By locating this cruel act at the site of Narnia’s origin, Lewis recalls the core principle of the cosmic tree, as tied to the birth and death of the world and contingent upon the moral actions of its inhabitants.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Schweit, the retired FBI executive, said trade-offs often have to be made when balancing the amount of investigative effort put into locating hoax callers.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Clued in by Legislation If Jensen Huang has told the Chinese that there are no backdoors or tracking and locating gear in the chips, why would officials there be wary?
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The immediate priority for law enforcement is locating and apprehending the suspect who should be considered armed and dangerous.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
On September 6, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the Pigeon River State Forest to assist the Otsego County Sheriff's Office in locating a 36-year-old woman missing from California.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Lake County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Lake Barrington man.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, police released video footage of the suspects and asked for the public’s help in identifying and locating them.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
By locating this cruel act at the site of Narnia’s origin, Lewis recalls the core principle of the cosmic tree, as tied to the birth and death of the world and contingent upon the moral actions of its inhabitants.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Schweit, the retired FBI executive, said trade-offs often have to be made when balancing the amount of investigative effort put into locating hoax callers.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Clued in by Legislation If Jensen Huang has told the Chinese that there are no backdoors or tracking and locating gear in the chips, why would officials there be wary?
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
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Charlotte’s second consecutive 11-play drive halted in the red zone after Harrell led the 49ers down the field with repetitive strikes through the air, finding his favorite target, Javen Nicholas, to set Charlotte up in scoring position.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Assuring the continuation of this gem means finding spots on future schedules to place it.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her 8-year-old son Auron has been studying the diverse plants that grow there and learning to pull up invasive species.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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After teachers in his district suggested banning ChatGPT just a few years ago, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington told ABC News that instead of removing AI, Philadelphia is now learning from it together.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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