locations

NOUN

place of residence or activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area district locale neighborhood part point position region scene section site situation spot station venue whereabouts

STRONG

bearings fix hole locality locus post tract turf

WEAK

neck of the woods

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

Example Sentences

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The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, led to a ban on a group of chemicals called halocarbons that were blamed for exacerbating the annual ozone hole.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

And that trouble came in the form of halocarbons, the same family of chemicals now banned by international treaties because they were destroying our ozone layer.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2015