location

noun

lō-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce location (audio)
Definition of locationnext
as in venue
the area or space occupied by or intended for something we chose the historic church on Main Street as the location for the ceremony

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Recent Examples of location However, Wendel said more information can be traced, from the real-time location of a specific garment to the sizes and variants customers ask for in the fitting room. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 In response, a location in the Canadian city of Brandon, Manitoba, started offering it. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 According to the press release, Total Wine & More will celebrate the opening of its Florence location with in-store tastings and other events throughout October and November. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 The first O'Charley's location opened in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1971, according to the Tennessee State Museum, and garnered much of its support from nearby Vanderbilt University students. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for location
Recent Examples of Synonyms for location
  1. venue
  2. place
  3. site
  4. spot
  5. locality
Noun
  • Not bad for a venue that has occupied its current site since 1853, land that was once used for police-force horse paddocks and is a short, happy walk from downtown Melbourne.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Disney took over the entire plaza and two of its venues for the 2026 ESPYs, ESPN’s annual sports awards show.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of venue
Noun
  • With the imminent departure of Messi and Ronaldo from the scene, there’s a battle to push forward the next global superstars to take those places.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The owner, in this case, plans to live in the place themselves.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • The Pyramid Club, a site famous for its drag performances in the 1980s and ’90s, permanently shuttered in 2022, and the site currently houses a café and rock club.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The security company counted 5,400 sites beaconing to it, an indication of the reach and scope of that campaign.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of site
Noun
  • His match against Tabilo put him in the top spot, at 11 hours and 51 minutes.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers saw no amorphous halo or comparable disappearance of diffraction spots.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of spot
Noun
  • Lawmakers in 15 states have introduced legislation for data center bans or pauses, and more than 100 localities have already approved their own pauses.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The neighborhood cameras have prompted pushback in localities big and small, dotting red and blue states.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of locality

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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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