locales

NOUN

physical setting

Synonyms

WEAK

area bailiwick belt district domain haunt hole home location locus neck of the woods neighborhood place position region scene sector site sphere spot stage stomping ground territory theater tract turf venue vicinity zone

NOUN

setting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

locality location neighborhood venue

STRONG

area bailiwick belt district domain haunt hole home locus place position region scene sector site sphere spot stage territory theater tract turf vicinity zone

WEAK

stomping ground

Antonyms

STRONG

benefit unemployment

Example Sentences

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Hool used to orchestrate in-person open calls in far-flung locales to match the perfect performer to each part.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Josh pals around with the club’s impossibly wealthy members, serves them rare brown liquors and flies off with them to exotic locales at a moment’s notice.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

They’re also often in gorgeous locales, so visitors can combine unregulated therapies with a stay at a luxury hotel and days spent on white-sand beaches.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Both Digital Realty and Equinix control real estate in sought-after locales like Northern Virginia, Illinois and Northern California, with prime access to electricity, fiber optic capacity and key customers.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

If you doubt that this is the case, consider the effect of the war on the ground, in specific locales.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander