locations

noun

plural of location
as in venues
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 locations Potential applications include remote power, industrial facilities and other locations where grid access is limited or additional reliable power is required. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Studios mostly bear the $50,000 cost for each film print, and only a limited number of theater locations would bring in enough foot traffic to justify that price. — Kamaron McNair Lee, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Soar over the landscape by helicopter, touching down in some of the country’s most secluded locations, with not another soul in sight. — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 Some survivors have been pulled from the mud, while crews continue searching several locations for those still missing. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 With the closure of AMC Kips Bay, there will be eight AMC locations left in Manhattan. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Rom-com Finding Emily from Focus Features and the producers of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Notting Hill debuts at 678 locations. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The stadium featured at least 300 speakers in multiple locations. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Parks staff and the mayor met with affected parents to discuss those impacts and are working to identify alternative practice locations while the review is completed. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locations
  1. venues
  2. places
  3. sites
  4. spots
  5. localities
Noun
  • The plans also call for housing, retail, office space, a hotel, public open space and entertainment venues.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • During the latest season, attendees were given cooling accessories including umbrellas and fans, though individual houses were left to make their own decisions about venues and outdoor shows.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of venues
Noun
  • Heat index values may surpass 100° some places during the afternoon hours.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Its return coincides with citywide discussions about a lack of third spaces — places outside of work, school and home — for teens to hang out that will keep them off the streets.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • Federal authorities have criminally charged some traders suspected of using insider information to profit on sites, but the cases have mostly started with referrals from Kalshi and its main competitor, Polymarket.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Fire archeologists are experts in protecting important sites from wildfires.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sites
Noun
  • Add apples, toss lightly and roast 7 to 8 minutes more, till carrots are tender, corn is browned in spots and apples are golden but still firm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs are in an unusual position this year because the waiver wire priority list is the same as the NFL Draft order, but teams that traded first-round picks stay in their original spots.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of spots
Noun
  • Lawmakers in 15 states have introduced legislation for data center bans or pauses, and more than 100 localities have already approved their own pauses.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The neighborhood cameras have prompted pushback in localities big and small, dotting red and blue states.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of localities

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“Locations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locations. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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