locating

verb

present participle of locate
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 Authorities in northeastern Minnesota are asking for the public's help in locating a 16-year-old girl last seen in Minneapolis. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The mounting holes, locating slots, and curved bodies reproduced clearly, although visible layer lines and some surface unevenness made these less polished than my fine-detail test prints. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Though there are other techniques for directly locating explosives, these tend to be cumbersome and can only detect explosives in bulk, while MineReader is as portable as a conventional detector rig. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026 After cops released a wanted poster Wednesday calling Carrasco armed and dangerous and asked the public’s help locating him, an acquaintance turned up at the 49th Precinct stationhouse, police sources said. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 In addition, Thompson is the only prosecutor in Idaho history to win a murder conviction without investigators ever locating the victim’s body. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 Even the local Athenians have trouble locating it on a map, not helped by the fact that it's also known as Tzia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Fernandez detailed how Machado’s grandmother came to the daycare when Machado was missing and asked Fernandez for help in locating her. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Medicine is the practice of locating one specific patient inside a general population. — Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
  1. finding
  2. discovering
  3. learning
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  • There was very little original local production, and people were finding their favourite TV shows through obscure corners of the web.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This pliability has made the app particularly popular for casual, real-time occasions—such as finding the ideal hostess gift for a weekend visit or selecting a thoughtful token for a friend—without resorting to generic fallback options.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • Wang failed her first attempt to defend her dissertation and became envious of her colleague's success in discovering how to deliver RNA to human cells using bacteria, Gomelsky told The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The broader ecosystem is tasked with making that economically viable, at a time when consumers are discovering content differently than ever before, while also watching TV in more ways than ever before.
    — Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovering
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  • Rilke writes about solitude, love, patience and learning to live with uncertainty.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The program provides training in barista skills, espresso brewing, earning a food handler’s license, learning point-of-sale systems, customer service skills, food prep and other more general workplace skills.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning

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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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