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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But most importantly, the simulations confirmed that there are indeed space weather events that form locally in the space between the Sun and Earth. JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025 There's also Cyber Monday, the online shopping event the Monday after Thanksgiving, and Small Business Saturday, which promotes shopping locally the Saturday following the November holiday. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025 Melissa is expected to bring 5 to 10 inches of rain to the southern Dominican Republic, southern Haiti, and eastern Jamaica through Sunday, with locally higher amounts possible. Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 To reduce sensitive data, the system stores only pseudonymous resident profiles locally and doesn’t access cameras or microphones. Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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