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
Outside, his daughter, 18-year-old Katia Garcia, peered into the store as federal agents swept through the location.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
This type of flooding leads to disruptions such as road and business closures and longer commute times, occurring when tides reach anywhere from 1 to 2 feet above the daily average high tide, depending on location.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The Last of Us Season 2 finale will pick up after Season 2, Episode 5, when Ellie tortured Nora for information about Abby’s location.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
May 24 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: WALLACE RD COAC
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:31 p.m. in Riverside County.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
This type of flooding leads to disruptions such as road and business closures and longer commute times, occurring when tides reach anywhere from 1 to 2 feet above the daily average high tide, depending on location.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The Last of Us Season 2 finale will pick up after Season 2, Episode 5, when Ellie tortured Nora for information about Abby’s location.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
May 24 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: WALLACE RD COAC
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:31 p.m. in Riverside County.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for location
Noun
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While still in the planning stages, there is a venue in mind — the former YMCA at 4606 Ingraham Street — and the center would serve as a multipurpose space for artistic expression and community activities.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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This has fueled speculation that the Tour Championship could be moved from East Lake Golf Club to other venues or the format could be tweaked to a possible match-play bracket style tournament in the future.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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These thousands of islands in the South China Sea offer beaches and biodiversity in abundance, a place that U.S. News ranks as the 45th best country in the world.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The Cybertruck is to this design consensus what the current political regime is to liberal democracy: an attempt to demolish the status quo, with nothing to offer in its place but aggression and regression.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Construction on the replica fort began in January 2024, 30 years after the site was designated as a national historic landmark.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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The new master plan for the site should begin with the river and parks as its most salient feature.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Thank goodness players in high school usually earn spots by their ability and performance and not by physical measurements.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Gil, in the moderate portion of his throwing program, is expected back this summer, while swingman Ryan Yarbrough has done an admirable job filling the fifth spot in the Yankees’ rotation after Carlos Carrasco failed to seize the same opportunity earlier this season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Spranger envisaged beach volleyball at the Brandenburg Gate, and water sports in Grünau, a riverside locality which also staged water sports in 1936.—
Ciarán Fahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Enterprises are driven by strategic advantages, risk mitigation, maximizing the value derived from their AI investments, improving data locality, and reducing latency — all while prioritizing optimizing costs and operational performance.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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