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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
Photos circulating on state media showed that much of the two locations remained under floodwater, with some houses submerged up to their roofs.
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Since then, there have been a few locations for the haunted house, with the scare-centric tradition becoming a tradition for many locals in San Bernardino.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
That allowed Chastain to join the director in the edit suite every Saturday during the film’s production, not least to decide what needed to be reshot on locations already secured by Franco.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Idaho has 13 grantees with over 80 locations across the state, serving more than 3,200 kids, according to the Idaho Head Start Association’s 2024 community assessment.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
As the end of 2025 comes near, chicken-finger chain Raising Cane’s is continuing its expansion, opening locations in eight states in November.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Since Hawaii, the show has used Four Seasons resorts as their locations.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Where are the polling locations?
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The toy retailer's comeback includes 30 locations in the United States, eight flagship stores and more than 20 temporary seasonal shops — including two in Tennessee — reported USA TODAY.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Since then, there have been a few locations for the haunted house, with the scare-centric tradition becoming a tradition for many locals in San Bernardino.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
That allowed Chastain to join the director in the edit suite every Saturday during the film’s production, not least to decide what needed to be reshot on locations already secured by Franco.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Idaho has 13 grantees with over 80 locations across the state, serving more than 3,200 kids, according to the Idaho Head Start Association’s 2024 community assessment.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
As the end of 2025 comes near, chicken-finger chain Raising Cane’s is continuing its expansion, opening locations in eight states in November.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Since Hawaii, the show has used Four Seasons resorts as their locations.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Where are the polling locations?
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The toy retailer's comeback includes 30 locations in the United States, eight flagship stores and more than 20 temporary seasonal shops — including two in Tennessee — reported USA TODAY.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locations
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Farmer’s ideas and insights have appeared in multiple venues including Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, The Washington Post, and Teen Vogue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The vessel includes 30 bars and restaurants, eight entertainment venues, four swimming pools and 15 guest decks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Her poetry and prose have appeared in such places as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, American Poetry Review, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was surrounded by a ground crew that included Farzam, who slipped out of a bodysuit and switched places with the stuntman.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tickets have started showing up on broker sites.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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In 2020 and 2024, the party platform began with land acknowledgments for the Native American tribes that had previously inhabited their convention sites.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Crowdsourced review website Yelp called on to its elite members to rank the best places to get chocolate treats in the United States, and the reviews say one of the top spots is in Kansas City.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed the Sacramento Vietnamese restaurant after finding 38 dead and live German cockroaches at spots including under the three-compartment warewashing sink and at the water heater.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, California can fill in the gap — or localities can figure out ways to conform to the new guidelines, even if some of them are ridiculous.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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But some localities are giving up a portion of those payments by offering tax breaks to lure project developers.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Locations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locations. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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