locate
verb (used with object)
to identify or discover the place or location of.
locating
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present participleof locate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Even so, locating treatment-resistant regions that already exist inside tumors and understanding the cells that support them could eventually help researchers develop more effective combinations of cancer therapies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Without locating and examining the animal,” she said, “we can’t determine what may have caused the reported aggressive behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"When Microsoft and Amazon do business here in NSW, it's pleasing to see they are committed to providing some of their more skilled operations and locating them here," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
If Iran manages to lay more mines, then U.S. forces are left with the hard task of locating and clearing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
After more weeks of trial and error and testing and retesting, they succeeded in locating a bullet lost in a different man's body for years.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
