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
Though the food is center stage at Smorgasburg, non-food retail vendors will also appear at the Fort Lauderdale location.
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Amanda Rosa
march 31, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Several med students work together in the mobile clinics to see patients in a range of different locations throughout the city.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
And the location keeps the city at your doorsteps.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Tickets generally range from $8 to $12, depending on location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Rosa
march 31, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Several med students work together in the mobile clinics to see patients in a range of different locations throughout the city.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
And the location keeps the city at your doorsteps.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Tickets generally range from $8 to $12, depending on location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for location
Noun
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The academy had been looking for a venue that offered greater control over how the show is staged, including how the audience is arranged and how the room is used for both the broadcast and the live event.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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The venue has long been the home of the Emmys as well.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2026
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The standings coming into this week have Huntington Beach (7-1 in league) in first place followed by Corona del Mar (6-2), Newport Harbor (5-3) and Los Alamitos (4-3).—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Les Grenadiers, as the team is often called, were in the midst of a magical run through the regional tournament that determined which teams from North America would earn a place in the 2026 World Cup.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Founder of polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight, he is often cited by publications and media outlets for his current work, which involves publishing his own analysis via his Substack newsletter, Silver Bulletin.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Handout/United Hatzalah Television network Channel 12 showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky from the site.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the day in the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 88 points.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Since then, several states and hundreds of localities have passed such laws.—
Ed Sayres,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Reason Foundation went so far as to conclude in 2006, based upon experiences in other localities, that San Diego could save an average of 10% to 25% — up to $200 million annually — by using a competitive bidding process.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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