as in found
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 located
The investigation centers around Scrooge Sul, located at 1149 13th Street.
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
The new building, located on South John Young Parkway near I-4, also houses double the medical space for ill or injured animals compared with its previous shelter.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The pregnancy was ectopic, a medical term for a pregnancy located outside of the uterus.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reagan Sports Club, located at 14601 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Tagaung, located about 105 miles north of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, had been under the control of forces aligned with the NUG since August 2024.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
News Story Slideshow Iran’s Kharg Island is a small — but strategically vital — strip of land located in the northern Persian Gulf, approximately 15 miles offshore from mainland Iran.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Its research had located nearby properties that had sold for more.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
The new building, located on South John Young Parkway near I-4, also houses double the medical space for ill or injured animals compared with its previous shelter.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The pregnancy was ectopic, a medical term for a pregnancy located outside of the uterus.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reagan Sports Club, located at 14601 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Tagaung, located about 105 miles north of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, had been under the control of forces aligned with the NUG since August 2024.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
News Story Slideshow Iran’s Kharg Island is a small — but strategically vital — strip of land located in the northern Persian Gulf, approximately 15 miles offshore from mainland Iran.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Its research had located nearby properties that had sold for more.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for located
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gerald Lopez, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old girl’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Sadriu, officers learned that Cupe was allegedly assaulting a woman in the park when a bystander intervened in an effort to stop the assault.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Detectives also learned that the juvenile would not be in the state and had no intention of attending the event.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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