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
For timings tailored specifically to your location, e.g. your nearest city, and for a full list of countries where the eclipse is visible head over to timeanddate.com.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Benihana has six locations in the Bay Area including Concord, Cupertino and San Francisco.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
After its debut in the Triad, Cookout quickly expanded to even more locations – opening its 10th restaurant nine years after opening.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
The 7-Eleven location had not been reinspected as of Thursday afternoon.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Benihana has six locations in the Bay Area including Concord, Cupertino and San Francisco.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
After its debut in the Triad, Cookout quickly expanded to even more locations – opening its 10th restaurant nine years after opening.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
The 7-Eleven location had not been reinspected as of Thursday afternoon.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for location
Noun
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And although McRae is playing her biggest venues to date, her preshow routine has remained consistent.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The ruling from the state Court of Appeals likely marks the final nail in the coffin for the law, as the City Council, which adopted the measure in 2021, has no higher venue to appeal the matter to.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Public officials must understand where people need to walk and make those places safer.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday morning that Putin's order not to strike energy infrastructure remains in place despite Ukraine's actions, Russian state media reported.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Efforts are underway to open the site to the public, allowing divers and visitors to explore its historical treasures.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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The friars who live on site, along with the affiliated Augustinian Villanova University in Pennsylvania, submitted a request to meet the defense minister at the monastery to present an alternative plan, which would include a community center for Florentines.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The good news is that La Mirada has earned a spot in the Boras Classic South championship game after a 10-2 semifinal victory over Mater Dei on Thursday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Investigators searched a spot northwest of the Slade Avenue boat launch, then a diver found the license plate matching the one registered to the victim’s 1980 Toyota Celica, police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Before that decision, certain states and localities — mostly Southern — with a history of racially discriminatory voting practices were required to submit changes in election law to the Justice Department for approval before they could be implemented.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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All 50 states, as well as other localities, have maternal mortality review committees.—
Amy Yurkanin,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/location. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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