as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time
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Recent Examples of locating
Turner spoke with an arresting conviction, locating Canada’s fate in geography, history, and its defining quest to defy manifest destiny and political gravity.
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
In The Lost King, Sally Hawkins stars as Philippa Langley, the real-life researcher who led the initiative and was eventually successful in locating Richard III’s centuries-old skeleton under an English parking lot.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
An Egyptian team of experts entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday with several engineering vehicles, excavators, and other equipment to assist with locating the bodies.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
The system even goes beyond the visual by detecting and locating radio signals, displaying the details of any communications in the area and triangulating their location.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
In addition to locating victims’ remains, the on-site work involved removing and disposing of explosives that didn’t detonate in the blast.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Voyager 1's location in the night sky can be found by first locating the stars of the constellation Ophiuchus close to the western horizon in the hours following sunset in October.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is seeking the public's help in locating family or friends of Brett Anthony Hill.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Chapters on finding employment lawyers, securing health care, minimizing expenses, and locating hole-patching income sources alternate with stories of high-profile women who lost their jobs, including Lisa Kudrow, Katie Couric, and Oprah.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
In The Lost King, Sally Hawkins stars as Philippa Langley, the real-life researcher who led the initiative and was eventually successful in locating Richard III’s centuries-old skeleton under an English parking lot.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
An Egyptian team of experts entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday with several engineering vehicles, excavators, and other equipment to assist with locating the bodies.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
The system even goes beyond the visual by detecting and locating radio signals, displaying the details of any communications in the area and triangulating their location.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
In addition to locating victims’ remains, the on-site work involved removing and disposing of explosives that didn’t detonate in the blast.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Voyager 1's location in the night sky can be found by first locating the stars of the constellation Ophiuchus close to the western horizon in the hours following sunset in October.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is seeking the public's help in locating family or friends of Brett Anthony Hill.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Chapters on finding employment lawyers, securing health care, minimizing expenses, and locating hole-patching income sources alternate with stories of high-profile women who lost their jobs, including Lisa Kudrow, Katie Couric, and Oprah.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locating
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Rutgers-Eagleton’s mid-October survey mirrored that trend, finding 42 percent of voters viewed Sherrill favorably and 45 percent unfavorably, while Ciattarelli’s numbers were 41 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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And with 23andMe filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, her chances of finding any additional siblings may be dwindling.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His motorsports journey took a slightly different path compared to other F1 prospects, dreaming of being a NASCAR driver before discovering his strength lay in road courses.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Joe Flacco is discovering the pleasures of dining alone.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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This year, during their time in the class, students also participate in volunteer activities, like grave cleaning, to give back to the community while learning about the city’s history, Gavagan said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Employees like our new machine learning engineer will be able to keep working productively, but their salary will benefit another country.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Locating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locating. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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