LOCALS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

locals

noun

plural of local

as in affiliates

a local unit of an organization the truck drivers are members of Local 349 of the Teamsters' Union

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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 That will upend the lives of locals like 27-year-old Sánchez and her two young daughters, whose rural town of Limón de Chagres is one of dozens of communities along the Indio River that will be affected. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Stevenson set about interviewing locals about why the mine had failed. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Once again, Carolina enters a road environment where the locals are more than willing to turn on the home team. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 His front door opened onto a popular boardwalk filled with locals and visitors taking in the stunning views. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Spend your time exploring local vineyards (or staying overnight in one), picking apples, plums, and pears in orchards come autumn, and trying out ice skating with the locals in the winter on a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026 While Crystal Lake revisits several familiar locals from the Friday the 13th franchise, Gwendolyn Sundstrom brings a fresh role to the slasher prequel series. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Much to the excitement of locals in Nottingham, England, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for their first public appearance together on October 15. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026 Unfailingly, the advice from both locals and fellow travelers insisted on reservations at chef Frank Stitt and his wife Pardis's restaurants, foundational not just in the course of Birmingham's food history but the country's. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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At the time, the company had several matters before the government, including investigations into its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, treatment of local broadcast affiliates and Kamala Harris’ appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Hegseth affiliates with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC, whose leader identifies as a Christian Nationalist, envisions a theonomous America where women are denied the right to vote and has defended the institution of slavery.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of affiliates

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The fund backs music and arts curriculums in public schools inspired by Brooklyn natives Jean-Michel Basquiat and Max Roach.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Columbus, for all his accomplishments in exploration, also had a brutal history of killing, raping, and enslaving natives, and forcing cultural assimilation and Christianity during his conquest of the Americas.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of natives

Noun

Wang failed her first attempt to defend her dissertation and became envious of her colleague's success in discovering how to deliver RNA to human cells using bacteria, Gomelsky told The Associated Press.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Australia found that specialized immune cells called gamma delta (γδ) T cells can spot and kill small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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Hundreds of mourners later gathered at Rehman Baba cemetery for mass funeral prayers as grief gripped the neighborhood and announcements echoed from mosque loudspeakers, urging residents to join in prayers for those killed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Under constant threats from above, residents live largely in a spider’s world, with roads, sidewalks and gas stations draped in netting to entangle drones.

— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026

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