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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
The nine-course tasting menu draws inspiration from the surrounding islands, with each dish paying tribute to a different locale through its flavors and ingredients.
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Situated in the Auteil neighborhood of the 16th arrondissement, a locale known for its quiet sense of luxury, soaring ceilings, a grand hallway, and accessible balcony give this property an old-world feel.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The show’s temple-like scenic design by Andrew Hammer is greatly enhanced by Blake McCarty’s tapestry-like projection design of Egyptian temples, sculpture and locales.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
How that will impact the winter season in popular Canadian snowbird locales including Arizona, South Carolina and Florida isn’t clear.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Situated in the Auteil neighborhood of the 16th arrondissement, a locale known for its quiet sense of luxury, soaring ceilings, a grand hallway, and accessible balcony give this property an old-world feel.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The show’s temple-like scenic design by Andrew Hammer is greatly enhanced by Blake McCarty’s tapestry-like projection design of Egyptian temples, sculpture and locales.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
How that will impact the winter season in popular Canadian snowbird locales including Arizona, South Carolina and Florida isn’t clear.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
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Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The three celestial bodies will appear to be within a degree of each other, forming an almost perfect straight-line alignment for some and a tight triangle for others, depending on location.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Emmy Awards have been held at the venue since 2008, formerly known as Microsoft Theater and Nokia Theatre.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Robinson also explained the obscure engravings found on bullet casings that were left behind at the scene.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office What To Know Videos posted on social media after the shooting showed officers carrying Zinn from the scene as students can be heard screaming.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Trump and allies are decrying elite colleges and universities as places of extreme liberal ideology and antisemitism.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Until airlines and airports put better safeguards in place, the burden falls on passengers to protect their own information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Using long-term dietary data of habituated chimpanzees from each of the two field sites, the researchers found that chimpanzees consume about 14 grams of pure ethanol per day of foraging, Dudley said.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In addition, models with a 90Hz mini LED touch display appeared and then disappeared from Dell's site during our review period.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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