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as in wherever
at, in, or to what place where will you be tonight?

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as in how
in what manner or way I cannot see where the explanation is mistaken

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where

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noun

as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something we've decided on the when, but we still haven't resolved the where for the party

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Recent Examples of where
Adverb
Freeridge's premiere season ended with an epic cliffhanger that raised many questions about where the plot will go if it's picked up for another season. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023 Each new year is a fresh opportunity to collectively redouble our efforts to make North Texas a place where every single neighbor has the access and opportunity to thrive. Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
Noun
Because one important lesson of life is the where and when of things. Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2019 The next step is to get a development agreement with the orchestra that will outline the where and what. Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for where
Recent Examples of Synonyms for where
Adverb
  • His restaurants, New York, England — wherever.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Listen to the acceptance speeches on Sunday night: Dollars to donuts, someone will mention a seminal Tony moment, sitting cross-legged as a kid in front of a screen in Iowa, or wherever, and dreaming of picking up a Tony at Radio City Musical Hall.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
Adverb
  • The Strap Tank was given the moniker because of how the bike's fuel and oil tank are attached to the cross-bar of the frame via nickel straps.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
  • At the event, Henningsen will discuss the six motivations people principally have when flirting and share how the nature of flirting creates the potential for miscommunication, organizers said.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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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“Where.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/where. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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