locations

noun

plural of location
as in venues
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 By integrating the launcher into a standard shipping container, the solution can be transported more easily, moved between locations, and incorporated into existing logistics and transportation networks. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 While the grocer has several locations across Los Angeles, its Beverly Hills outpost is the biggest scene and a tourist attraction in its own right, drawing visitors who make a point of stopping in to see what the hype is about. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Holmen’s own mountaineering guide Audun prefers not to share the names or locations of ascents anymore. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 The Justice Department routinely sends election monitors to polling locations to ensure compliance with laws and that voters’ rights are protected. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026 At least five other people, including a 12-year-old girl, were wounded when a gunman fired from a vehicle at three locations in Trappes and La Verrière, authorities said. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Cinépolis is steadily recovering from the devastating impact of COVID-19, which forced it to close cinemas and permanently give up some locations. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Google Photos can often identify objects and locations without requiring you to manually label every picture. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Other locations on the Missouri side include Independence and Lee’s Summit. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locations
  1. venues
  2. places
  3. sites
  4. spots
  5. localities
Noun
  • Japan’s network of independent arthouse venues, known locally as mini-theaters, is supported by experienced distributors of international cinema.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of venues
Noun
  • Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated.
    — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • Those groups go to 63 third-party logistics sites this year, and each site stages the boxes for 25 to 30 stores before loading them onto trucks.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Nancy’s British father, Gerald Cadogan, is an academic and archaeologist, and much of her childhood was spent on excavation sites in Cyprus and Crete.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sites
Noun
  • The third-year veteran has experience playing all three offensive line spots.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Aesthetically, my dark spots faded, blemishes reduced, and my eye bags appeared less puffy the following morning.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spots
Noun
  • The state and its localities depend heavily on federal dollars and on assumptions that the federal government will keep the inflation tax and the debt machine running smoothly.
    — Judi Willard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Last week at the Nia Nia health zone in Ituri province, some Ebola responders, including surveillance and community engagement officers, went on strike over unpaid bonuses owed since late August, a common trend across many affected localities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of localities

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“Locations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locations. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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