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as in wherever
at, in, or to what place
where will you be tonight?
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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
we've decided on the when, but we still haven't resolved the where for the party
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Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
Each new year is a fresh opportunity to collectively redouble our efforts to make North Texas a place where every single neighbor has the access and opportunity to thrive.
—Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
Being ankle deep in mud, on a narrow trail traversing a precipitous hillside that was sloping down who-knew-how-far-or-where, and then trying to collect a specimen hidden just out of reach behind a tangle of greenery, would fray anyone’s nerves.
—The Economist, 17 May 2018
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Adverb
Freeridge's premiere season ended with an epic cliffhanger that raised many questions about where the plot will go if it's picked up for another season.
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The next step is to get a development agreement with the orchestra that will outline the where and what.
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Adverb
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This may lack the excitement of the O.J. trial, may his soul rest wherever, but the stakes should be considered high despite the current doldrums.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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So Judy Garland and Kay Thompson went out to this tent in Connecticut, or wherever, and burst into tears watching her perform but didn’t have a hankie.Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Adverb
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The Strap Tank was given the moniker because of how the bike's fuel and oil tank are attached to the cross-bar of the frame via nickel straps.Beck Andrew Salgado, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
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At the event, Henningsen will discuss the six motivations people principally have when flirting and share how the nature of flirting creates the potential for miscommunication, organizers said.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Hamilton County voters, however, have specific polling locations to visit on Election Day.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, lines were short for most of the day at all but a few voting locations statewide.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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There are lots of great places that, for all kinds of reasons, don’t have access to the sort of media attention that will get butts in seats.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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And there are plenty of protections in place to make sure that this is extremely rare.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the vice president is the first politician to advertise her campaign on the 580,000-square-foot LED exterior of the Sphere, a dramatic new entertainment venue near the Las Vegas Strip.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Announced by the Saudi crown prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, chairman of the New Murabba Development Company, Riyadh’s new downtown will also be home to a museum, a technology and design university, and an extensive array of entertainment and cultural venues.Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2024
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The ceremony site was decorated with arrangements of purple snapdragons, tangerine roses, blue thistle, deep red hypericum and marigolds.Cary Jenkins, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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These controversies led Discord to shut down the site.Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Where.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/where. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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