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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 locations
Cycle throughout the bottom of the ocean, delivering new elements to previously barren locations and providing energy for microbial life.
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
To test that hypothesis, the scientists placed juvenile sea turtles into two large tanks of water outfitted with large coils to create magnetic signatures at specific locations within the tanks.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly locations in such conditions, so stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Big Lots plans to close 601 stores, while Party City, which filed for bankruptcy, will shut down 738 locations.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
Officials from the two Aurora area schools noted there are about 32 Goddard locations throughout the Chicago area.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
After its first win, the fast-casual restaurant expanded and now has six locations across South Florida in Miami, Coral Gables, Hialeah, Pinecrest, Pembroke Pines and Sunrise as well as four in Texas.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Critics often argue that Black communities do not recognize the value of their locations and real estate.
—Melody Winston, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Some locations will likely record their lowest temperatures of the winter so far, the Weather Prediction Center said.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
To test that hypothesis, the scientists placed juvenile sea turtles into two large tanks of water outfitted with large coils to create magnetic signatures at specific locations within the tanks.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly locations in such conditions, so stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Big Lots plans to close 601 stores, while Party City, which filed for bankruptcy, will shut down 738 locations.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
Officials from the two Aurora area schools noted there are about 32 Goddard locations throughout the Chicago area.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
After its first win, the fast-casual restaurant expanded and now has six locations across South Florida in Miami, Coral Gables, Hialeah, Pinecrest, Pembroke Pines and Sunrise as well as four in Texas.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Critics often argue that Black communities do not recognize the value of their locations and real estate.
—Melody Winston, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Some locations will likely record their lowest temperatures of the winter so far, the Weather Prediction Center said.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locations
Noun
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Then, from April 23 to May 25, 2025, the Brisbane Comedy Festival will take over the city with more than 100 artists performing at four different venues.—
Sarah Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2024
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Jewish athletes distinguished themselves across events, venues and tiers of competition — from the Olympics to the major leagues to college ball.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In her view, success means working herself out of a job by devolving education governance entirely to states and localities.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Still struggling to recover financially, some localities have delayed payments to civil servants or cut benefits to retirees.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Locations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locations. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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