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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Locales would honor punishments meted out elsewhere, but inconsistencies created confusion and made it possible to game the system.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Locales fearing negative reactions if they have a pathogen named after them “might hold information when they discover a new virus,” he adds.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 10, 2022

Locales honor punishments meted out elsewhere, but inconsistencies can create confusion and make it possible to game the system.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022