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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 locales
The Resy network encompasses many Michelin star and sundry award winning locales including Le Bernadin in New York, Alinea in Chicago, and Canlis in Seattle.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
But many companies, have fled to Texas, with its 0% income tax rate, and other locales.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
While Santa Clara County has had the aforementioned policy on the books since 2011, San Diego County, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Berkeley were the only California locales to make the list.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Searches for Christmas and New Year’s getaways show travelers are looking for warm international locales to escape the cold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 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
As the story pings between the two women, and from London to various exotic European locales that the family’s wealth gives Cherry access to, the conflict gradually evolves from simple microaggressions to far more hurtful and dangerous activities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Fano & Senigallia, Le Marche Italy is famous for the beach towns on the Adriatic coast, locales planned in the early- to mid-20th century to welcome a new generation of Italian vacationers.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
But many companies, have fled to Texas, with its 0% income tax rate, and other locales.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
While Santa Clara County has had the aforementioned policy on the books since 2011, San Diego County, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Berkeley were the only California locales to make the list.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Searches for Christmas and New Year’s getaways show travelers are looking for warm international locales to escape the cold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 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
As the story pings between the two women, and from London to various exotic European locales that the family’s wealth gives Cherry access to, the conflict gradually evolves from simple microaggressions to far more hurtful and dangerous activities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Fano & Senigallia, Le Marche Italy is famous for the beach towns on the Adriatic coast, locales planned in the early- to mid-20th century to welcome a new generation of Italian vacationers.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locales
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The world's largest cave system, Mammoth Cave, is theorized to connect the locations of goblin sightings.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Milam’s Market deals Milam’s Market has deals and BOGOs at its seven Miami-Dade locations, including in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles Beach, Miami Springs and Coconut Grove.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Octopus researchers have observed some of these arm preferences in lab settings before.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The lucky subject here is Nvidia, which transformed overnight from a graphics card manufacturer mostly obsessed over by gamers who wanted to max out their graphics settings, to a chipmaker at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Harvest experiences are also available at other Napa Valley venues and vineyards.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Similar scenes play out countless times a day on transit systems in cities across the country – where riders go about their routines even as problems like homelessness, untreated mental illness and unpredictable assaults chip away at an already fragile sense of security in public transportation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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He’s known as a Yoda-like figure behind the scenes of Michigan football, advising both Moore and Jim Harbaugh.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The bans are mandated in places such as Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and more.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Did anyone win Powerball last night, September 13, 2025?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company argues that the traffic which sites do manage to get from users now comes from users who are more engaged and thus more valuable.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The United States included provisions in the 2022 Chips and Science Act to support converting retiring coal plants to nuclear sites.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Locales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locales. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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