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the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set
the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe
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Recent Examples of locale
In a locale much more accustomed to hurricane alerts, Tuesday’s snow warnings are an exceedingly rare sight.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The 171-foot-tall (52 m) spacecraft broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, creating a sky show seen by observers in the Turks and Caicos islands and other nearby locales.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Previously, Nobu Barbuda’s clientele mostly included day-trippers from other isles, though the locale can expect a wave of new customers once the hotel opens its doors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Perhaps no hotel embodies its locale more than this Palm Beach gem.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The 171-foot-tall (52 m) spacecraft broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, creating a sky show seen by observers in the Turks and Caicos islands and other nearby locales.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Previously, Nobu Barbuda’s clientele mostly included day-trippers from other isles, though the locale can expect a wave of new customers once the hotel opens its doors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Perhaps no hotel embodies its locale more than this Palm Beach gem.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
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But supporters of the bans have noted that students’ phones could pose additional dangers during an emergency by distracting students or by revealing their location during an active shooter situation.—
Andrew Demillo,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Organization staff and volunteers fanned out across the Bakersfield area — to a Home Depot, a swap meet and other locations where the Border Patrol had been spotted.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Adjust this setting using recording software and compare results to see what sounds bests.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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The additional campaigns will be set in different D&D settings.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Alongside these theaters Majid Al Futtaim also operates other pop-up venues which are even more quirky.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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More than 200 guests were invited to the nuptials, yet Sarah showed a nearly empty venue after waiting for an hour and a half in a now-viral video recently posted on TikTok.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline In its opening scenes, the series imagines passengers joining together in a singalong of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer before an explosion rips through the cabin.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Investigators said detectives compared the video footage from both scenes, as well as information previously gathered on Thompson, to name her one of the suspects in the armed robbery.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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As of press time, with the Panthers holding down first place in their division and zeroing in on a fifth consecutive playoff run, Barkov has scored two goals and 11 assists.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Career officials discovered that their default mode of thinking about Britain’s place in the world was suspect, too.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Macondo – its backlot site for the two biggest sets at least, including the biggest,capturing Macondo in its largest splendor from EP.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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The pair later spent nearly half an hour in Section 60, the burial site for military personnel killed while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, talking with families of soldiers who died in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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