locally

adverb

lo·​cal·​ly ˈlō-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce locally (audio)
1
: with respect to a particular place or situation
2
: nearby
3
: in the region of origin

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Despite the challenges of operating at global scale and complexity, these companies have outperformed their peers, both locally and globally, on measures of employee trust, pride, and camaraderie. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 Perplexity says that data from Comet is stored locally on your computer. Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 13 Nov. 2025 The veteran actor, who started as a child actor in Japan and has worked for 40 years locally and 20 years in Hollywood, reflected on pouring all that experience into the first season. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 Truist has about 40,000 employees companywide and more than 3,000 workers locally. Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025 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 Nov. 2025.

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