as in venue
the area or space occupied by or intended for something we chose the historic church on Main Street as the location for the ceremony

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Recent Examples of location The city, which boasts a scenic location on the Wisconsin River in the central part of the state, was lauded for its high livability and average home value of $238,916, well below the statewide average home price of $335,546. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025 Although the eggs were originally shipped to retail and wholesale locations in Arkansas and Missouri, they may have been further distributed and repackaged before reaching other states. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 The law applies to approximately 4,000 restaurants in New York City that are part of chains with 15 or more locations nationwide. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Childs believes Plant Joy Deli's location can also help serve people from across communities. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for location
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Noun
  • The Public happens to be the very same venue where Hamilton made its off-Broadway debut inFebruary 2015, before moving to Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre that August.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Twickenham became the second stadium used in 2016, and Tottenham was added to the venue rotation in ’19.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How does a company become—and stay—a great place to work?
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The Miami site is currently used as an employee parking lot for Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus and is adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism in the 1960s and 1970s and sought asylum in the United States.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The collection prelaunched with a dedicated pop-up at Tokyo’s department store Isetan Shinjuku and rolls out internationally starting Thursday at the brand’s flagships, retail partners and on the brand’s e-commerce site.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Just a few days ago, the field for the Hero World Challenge was announced, leaving three spots open for sponsor exemptions.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This was followed by the fried ravioli, which hit a spot that only a sufficiently greasy small plate can.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • But some localities are giving up a portion of those payments by offering tax breaks to lure project developers.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Trash collection and other public services may also be affected depending on your locality.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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