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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
Visiting a locale like Truckee–Tahoe during spring can feel as intimately social as stumbling on a neighborhood cookout.
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Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Tregenza’s agile camera connects characters to one another, linking actions in suspenseful chains of causality, and rooting the drama in a sense of locale, both in intimate domestic settings and in mighty, numinous landscapes.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The Ned, the private members club and hotel that originated in England, opened doors at a new locale in Washington, D.C. this month.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
With Hawaii being eyed as a new locale for the 9-1-1 franchise and the future of the parent series up in the air amid its Season 8 midseason hiatus, Raisani is hopeful Captain Vega and some of her 126 family will return.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Tregenza’s agile camera connects characters to one another, linking actions in suspenseful chains of causality, and rooting the drama in a sense of locale, both in intimate domestic settings and in mighty, numinous landscapes.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The Ned, the private members club and hotel that originated in England, opened doors at a new locale in Washington, D.C. this month.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
With Hawaii being eyed as a new locale for the 9-1-1 franchise and the future of the parent series up in the air amid its Season 8 midseason hiatus, Raisani is hopeful Captain Vega and some of her 126 family will return.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
Noun
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Sutton said that many similar protests were planned at the hundreds of national park locations across the country.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The location served as a Civil War hospital during the local Battle of Folck’s Mill.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The button is customizable in the settings app, allowing users to use features like the camera or flashlight.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Manage location tracking Turn off location tracking for retail apps in your phone’s settings.—
Kim Komando,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Kelela, playing the storied venue brought back memories of driving six hours from her home in D.C., on a school night, to witness Larrieux there circa 2003.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the unions had shopped for the right venue for their new case, putting it before Dane County circuit court judge Jacob Frost, who dutifully ruled Act 10 unconstitutional last year.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are at least eight candidates already in the race and lawmakers who do not want him back in office have been working behind the scenes to draft additional candidates to fend off Cuomo’s candidacy.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps a sign of the times, the drama series debuted in second place on the English-language TV list with 19.1M views.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The open-source system provides street addresses for people or places that don’t have one.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At a time when people are having to remember multiple complex passwords across many sites, password managers are essential.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The massive road network is still being built and no passenger cars were around the construction site.—
Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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