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as in native
a usually longtime resident of a locality
few locals seem to patronize the city's touristy restaurants, leaving them to diners who prefer atmosphere over food
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Recent Examples of local
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
In places where parks do close, the lack of visitors will have an impact on local economies that benefit from expenditures by park-goers at restaurants, gas stations and other businesses.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
In places where parks do close, the lack of visitors will have an impact on local economies that benefit from expenditures by park-goers at restaurants, gas stations and other businesses.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The 18-hole mini-golf course is an old-school throwback still popular with locals.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for local
Noun
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The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is because berries, like raspberries, are high in powerful compounds such as anthocyanins and ellagitannins, which protect cells from oxidative damage.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Standing in front of more than 100,000 people packed into Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium, the Oklahoma native wasn’t just playing the biggest show of his career.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Soderstrom, the 23-year-old Turlock native, in his first full Major League season has 25 home runs and 93 RBIs while switching from playing catcher and first base to left field full-time.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a freshman, Long was the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and started in Sacramento State’s first-ever Division I NCAA regional game.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Boxes of tea stacked high on shelves await distribution to regional wholesale retailers and online customers nationwide.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sinclair and Nexstar own local TV channels with ABC affiliates.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays played at their Triple-A affiliate’s stadium in Buffalo, New York during the 2020 and part of the 2021 season due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions across the Canadian border.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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That's never been more obvious than when the Opry has gone on during some of Nashville's most difficult chapters, including when the Opry House flooded in 2010 and when the pandemic put the kibosh on live audiences.—
Liz Schubauer,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Local.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/local. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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