Definition of localitynext
as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something a locality filled with exotic plants

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Recent Examples of locality Nor have systems of universal education for all social classes in all localities ever sprung up without a political process. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026 Federal funding for local governments In the federal system, states and localities rely on the federal government for a wide range of grants and other funding. Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 Exact amounts vary by locality and whether the clinician participates in other Medicare programs. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for locality
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Noun
  • Stagnant smoke dropped air quality this week in the Pacific Northwest until winds Thursday and Friday cleared the worst of it from western locations, like Seattle and Portland, Oregon.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Wedging herself between them, in second place, is North Carolina’s Sanchez, whose 11th goal came against her former club, Washington.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That said, there’s an undeniable old-world charisma to the place that hits you like a rogue horse drawing a carriage barreling down the Rue du Rivoli.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The festival’s upcoming third edition will be held September 19-26 at venues throughout Chicago, including Comedy Bar, Laugh Factory, Bellagio 223, ETA Theater, and Wax Vinyl Bar.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Bay Area photography exhibition venue SF Camerawork is calling it quits after 52 years, the institution announced on its website yesterday.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The event, staged at the site of the 1989 film, debuted in 2021 and was held the following year, but it was paused amid renovation work at the complex.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The closure left roughly 20,000 people living within a half-mile of the site with one less full-service grocery store.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locality. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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