as in venue
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 location
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the Colorado union also walked out on February 14, just hours before the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations joined them.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
The woman was found at another location and arrested without incident, officials said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Geographical location's influence may also be felt in this year's matchup.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Waffle House has implemented a new 50-cent per egg surcharge at its roughly 2,100 locations across the U.S., the chain said in a statement shared with USA TODAY.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
The woman was found at another location and arrested without incident, officials said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Geographical location's influence may also be felt in this year's matchup.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Waffle House has implemented a new 50-cent per egg surcharge at its roughly 2,100 locations across the U.S., the chain said in a statement shared with USA TODAY.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for location
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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
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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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Last October, one of Khamenei’s senior advisers asserted that if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, the supreme leader might reconsider his earlier decrees outlawing the development and use of weapons of mass destruction.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ada County retains the right to use the site for the Western Idaho Fair each year, including concerts in front of the grandstands.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Feb. 2025
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His new spot was in the same DUMBO location as his original Grimaldi’s, and next door to Ciolli’s present-day Grimaldi’s.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Cancun and its white sandy beaches kept its same spot in 2024.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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States and localities could allow schools under a certain size (either in number of students or square footage) to provide alternative fire safety plans appropriate to their activities and uses.—
Michael McShane,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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While some states and localities eliminated cash bail requirements on some crimes, legislatures in other states have looked at ways to toughen bail requirements.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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