Thesaurus results for LOCALES

locales

noun

plural of locale

as in locations

the area or space occupied by or intended for something we found an ideal locale for our annual picnic

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as in settings

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe

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Recent Examples of locales The action-drama is a road show that primarily films on location and often features rural settings, so the move to California provides new landscapes to masquerade as other locales. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Dozens of Georgia lawmakers had their trips to the beach and other locales paid for by lobbyists for some of the state’s most powerful interests. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026 That’s a bonus for investors residing in high-tax locales like California and New Jersey. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The vivid color palette, inspired by locales from Morocco and Brazil, also injected fresh excitement. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Live Local has had some effect on easing workforce housing, but much needs to be done with additional programs and revision of codes in some locales. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 There are currently four named National Park Cities globally—London; Adelaide, Australia; and Breda, Netherlands; alongside Chattanooga—and 10 additional locales are actively pursuing the designation. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 There were plenty of locales that would be happy to greet Paramount and set up a water tower and some soundstages. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 But there remains some hierarchy, with padded seats for the higher-end club locales. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The island becoms a military node Keen Sword will also establish a joint coordination center at the Yonaguni garrison, where Japanese and US forces will conduct island-defense exercises and coordinate with equipment deployed at other locations.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The Houthis launched one of their biggest attacks since hostilities restarted on Thursday, attacking across at least 20 locations.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of locations

Noun

The TomTom app’s mobile interface is clean and basic, with no ads and few extra features or settings.

— Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Whitney had prerecorded the song—a necessity in such settings, Rickey says, due to the overwhelming din of the crowd.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of settings

Noun

The hotel is a destination not just for its grandeur but for its restaurants and bars, with five total venues.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bridgers first shared the new material in May at a club in New Mexico, kicking off a series of phone-free, secret pop-up shows at smaller venues across the country that culminated with Madison Square Garden in New York on June 4.

— Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of venues

Noun

Below, Netflix‘s new six-episode thriller, begins with one of my favorite TV scenes of the year.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
While refuting any suggestion of police repression, Lecornu condemned violence on the margins of protests, which were mostly peaceful Tuesday, despite the dramatic scenes that dominated coverage.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

There were places in the UK that banned it, councils that refused to allow it to be played.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Expanding the use of climate-friendly geothermal energy near places such as the Salton Sea and Sonoma and Modoc counties.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of places

Noun

About 76% of growing jobs can’t be done remotely, McKinsey found, including work in hospitals, on construction sites, and in data centers.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
This year, Newsom signed more than 10 bills aimed at keeping young people safe from the potential harms of social media sites, artificial intelligence, addictive autoplay and more.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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