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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
That review includes parking fees at Park-n-Ride locations, which are currently free for most customers.
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite its resilient history, Plate Italiano Moderno — a local Italian restaurant — has closed one of its locations.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Some of those stores will be converted into Whole Foods locations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Across Florida, temperatures in some locations dropped almost 30 degrees over the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
How many McDonald's locations are in Ohio?
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
City officials said 879 people stayed at the cold weather shelters or family shelter locations overnight Sunday.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
The technology will remain in other locations, with Amazon touting its use in more than 350 third-party stores worldwide.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Like other locations, a liquor store on a growing campus is the product of a bygone era, and stands in the way of progress.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite its resilient history, Plate Italiano Moderno — a local Italian restaurant — has closed one of its locations.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Some of those stores will be converted into Whole Foods locations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Across Florida, temperatures in some locations dropped almost 30 degrees over the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
How many McDonald's locations are in Ohio?
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
City officials said 879 people stayed at the cold weather shelters or family shelter locations overnight Sunday.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
The technology will remain in other locations, with Amazon touting its use in more than 350 third-party stores worldwide.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Like other locations, a liquor store on a growing campus is the product of a bygone era, and stands in the way of progress.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locations
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While major gathering venues do exist in Connecticut, such as the Islamic Center of Connecticut, the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford and the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut, the women’s work to create the ball paved the way to a new space of Muslim convergence.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dining venues source local, seasonal ingredients; all kitchen waste is composted or recycled.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the region experiences freezing temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s also the noise issue, and the somewhat awkward reality of spinning rotors whirring dangerously above people in public places.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani said crews have so far melted 23 million pounds of snow using eight snow-melting sites.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The museum’s steering committee selected the building after eliminating other sites under consideration, including those in the Cultural District and the Historic Southside, said John Barnett, a pediatric dentist and art collector.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Its hilly, historic neighborhoods feel frighteningly narrow in some spots.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Paris-Saint Germain, Newcastle United and Chelsea currently occupy the final three spots in the top eight, but are level on points with Barcelona, Sporting CP, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Atalanta.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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There’s evidence that data centers face more serious dissent that fresh paint won’t be able to fix, prompting some localities to issue moratoriums on new builds.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stunningly, New York State and its localities would save $11 billion by spending what California does per person, and $80 billion by spending like New Jersey.—
Andrew Rein,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Locations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locations. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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