as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time
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Recent Examples of locate
Truist Plaza, located at 303 Peachtree Street, in downtown Atlanta, Monday, October 11, 2021.
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Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Youngone has a production facility located in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and this new investment will go toward upgrading that plant while establishing new textile processing facilities.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The station is located at the Belleville Pike and the River Road.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
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Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Youngone has a production facility located in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and this new investment will go toward upgrading that plant while establishing new textile processing facilities.
—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The station is located at the Belleville Pike and the River Road.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for locate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locate
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.
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Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.
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Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
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“Locate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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