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 However, many states and localities have adopted higher minimum wage rates, some reaching as high as $18 per hour, such as in the District of Columbia. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025 These and other restrictions introduced by other localities are discouraging homeowners and investors who want to rent out their properties, many of whom, Redfin said, would rather opt for selling them now. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Aside from Carnival, every locality on the island has its own festa dedicated to the patron saint of the town. AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 Our Housing Implementation Fund provides localities with critical funding to make those improvements possible, unlocking development in areas that otherwise would be out of reach. Kenneth W. Jenkins, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for locality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locality
Noun
  • Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The three celestial bodies will appear to be within a degree of each other, forming an almost perfect straight-line alignment for some and a tight triangle for others, depending on location.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and allies are decrying elite colleges and universities as places of extreme liberal ideology and antisemitism.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Until airlines and airports put better safeguards in place, the burden falls on passengers to protect their own information.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Emmy Awards have been held at the venue since 2008, formerly known as Microsoft Theater and Nokia Theatre.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using long-term dietary data of habituated chimpanzees from each of the two field sites, the researchers found that chimpanzees consume about 14 grams of pure ethanol per day of foraging, Dudley said.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, models with a 90Hz mini LED touch display appeared and then disappeared from Dell's site during our review period.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locality. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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