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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 locals
Rising sea levels and relentless storms are erasing land faster than locals – or officials – can respond.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Grab a beer at the pub or an ice cream from the shop; locals keep this one close to the chest.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The news of KitKat’s tragic death has sparked communal grief and outrage as locals weigh in on the safety of autonomous vehicles.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Other locals near the same intersection in Aurora — which has experienced at least five such crashes into homes in the past year — are feeling mounting concern after the latest collision last week, according to CBS News.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Others have celebrated him for his giveaways to locals.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Bartenders in the intimate lobby bar serve up craft concoctions nightly to guests and locals alike.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Even though all businesses are legally mandated to accept the ZiG it is still often shunned for transactions by locals.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The best hotel restaurants in North Texas OpenTable and Kayak’s surveys also found that 60 percent of diners at hotel restaurants are tourists, while the other 40 percent are locals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Grab a beer at the pub or an ice cream from the shop; locals keep this one close to the chest.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The news of KitKat’s tragic death has sparked communal grief and outrage as locals weigh in on the safety of autonomous vehicles.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Other locals near the same intersection in Aurora — which has experienced at least five such crashes into homes in the past year — are feeling mounting concern after the latest collision last week, according to CBS News.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Others have celebrated him for his giveaways to locals.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Bartenders in the intimate lobby bar serve up craft concoctions nightly to guests and locals alike.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Even though all businesses are legally mandated to accept the ZiG it is still often shunned for transactions by locals.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The best hotel restaurants in North Texas OpenTable and Kayak’s surveys also found that 60 percent of diners at hotel restaurants are tourists, while the other 40 percent are locals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locals
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Ripple, which is closely linked to the XRP cryptocurrency, said the funding round was led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, affiliates of Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard, and Marshall Wace.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ripley believes his local ABC affiliates should still have their content, primarily news and sports, carried through to YouTube TV subscribers, regardless of Disney’s position.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, where temperatures stay above 40 degrees, this hybrid of two South African natives blooms all twelve months of the year in coastal gardens.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two Milwaukee natives and veterans of the fire department met occasionally for breakfast to discuss work and life.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This allows the cells to become drug resistant and difficult to kill using chemotherapy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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Per BrightOcular, potential complications include infections, high pressure in the eye, glaucoma, inflammation of the iris, swelling in the cornea, loss of cells around the cornea, deterioration of the iris and more.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Below is a list of the top five books Cincinnati residents checked out the most in October, according to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library system.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet, dedicated foodies are now heading instead to Greenville, a charming city of just more than 70,000 residents, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Nevin Martell,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Locals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locals. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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