LOCATED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

located

verb

past tense of locate

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time

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Recent Examples of located Also added during the renovation, open for lunch, and located under a shade tarp on deck, is the Star Grill. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The results of those tests were then compared to an 11th school campus, which was located outside of the radius and used as a reference site. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Like Fenton, Barton has lent his writing studio (located inside Abbey Road Studios) and sample software to Hopkins. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 He was located in Port Angeles, Washington, and arrested in May. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 The container house is located at 412 Pearl Street in Bloomfield. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026 Other galleries run the gamut from emerging to midsize, and are located across the city’s gallery districts, including Chelsea, Tribeca, the Lower East Side, and the Upper East Side. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Drohan founded Solairus in 2009 after two decades in the industry.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Blue Bird, founded in Fort Valley, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of found

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Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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