1
: with respect to a particular place or situation
2
: nearby
3
: in the region of origin

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May says national polarization is poisoning the atmosphere locally. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 What’s missing is to recognize what a founder has already contributed locally. — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The tech giants announced yesterday that developers will be able to run Meta's new open-weight AI model, Muse Spark, locally on Apple's pricier Mac models. — CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The company’s product information states that inference runs locally on the robot without requiring a cloud connection. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for locally

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of locally was in 1773

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“Locally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locally. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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