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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 locale
Chile Specializing in small group tours in Central and South America, Pura Aventura’s Off the Beaten Track Patagonia takes travelers through some of Patagonia's most undiscovered locales.
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Michelle Gross, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While this episode didn't feature their trademark array of strange creatures and colorful locales, the pair's touch can be felt both through the dynamic use of cameras and focus on smaller moments of joy against the backdrop of a dark conflict.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Perched in the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip, the Bird Streets have a unique vantage point of the city, skyline and Pacific Ocean thanks to the hillside locale.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In both cases, the countryside is a discrete locale somehow spared the workings of modernity and capitalism, which are usually identified with the city.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Gross, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While this episode didn't feature their trademark array of strange creatures and colorful locales, the pair's touch can be felt both through the dynamic use of cameras and focus on smaller moments of joy against the backdrop of a dark conflict.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Perched in the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip, the Bird Streets have a unique vantage point of the city, skyline and Pacific Ocean thanks to the hillside locale.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In both cases, the countryside is a discrete locale somehow spared the workings of modernity and capitalism, which are usually identified with the city.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
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The Fight to Build the Lincoln Memorial From location disputes to the type of memorial itself, the fight over how to best respect Lincoln's legacy eventually led to the Lincoln Memorial.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Feb. 2025
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The seasonal meal deal returned to participating Red Lobster locations nationwide on Tuesday, months after the seafood chain exited financial bankruptcy.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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But North of North draws strength from the specificity of its unusual-for-TV setting.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are two iPhone settings working in tandem which let this happen.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The vessel will also stop at the line’s private Bahamas island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, where passengers will find loungers overlooking aquamarine water; dining venues and bars; shore excursions like kayaking and jet skiing; and more.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The venue, which has a concert capacity of around twenty thousand people, has become an unlikely home base for the band.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken argument and then leaving the scene, where he was found dead with signs of severe head trauma and hypothermia the next morning.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Walshy Fire has long been involved in the dancehall scene.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Lesotho Communications Authority said the license would be in place for 10 years.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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The suspect, identified as Cody Balmer, jumped a fence at the Governor's Residence, evaded troopers on site who were looking for him, then broke into the residence and set fire to the building before escaping back over the fence, according to the State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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And on the day of the launch, celebrity friends including Oprah Winfrey, Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner joined the historic moment at the site in Texas.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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