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localities

NOUN

physical setting

Synonyms

WEAK

area bailiwick belt district domain haunt hole home location locus neck of the woods neighborhood place position region scene sector site sphere spot stage stomping ground territory theater tract turf venue vicinity zone

NOUN

environment

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiance area aura backdrop background circumstances climate conditions context domain element encompassment entourage environs habitat hood jungle locale location medium milieu neighborhood place purlieus scene scenery setting situation status surroundings terrain territory turf vicinity zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground

NOUN

neighborhood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

district parish region zone

STRONG

adjacency area belt block closeness confines contiguity environs hood jungle locale nearness part precinct propinquity proximity purlieus quarter section slum street suburb territory tract turf vicinity ward zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground vicinage

Antonyms

STRONG

distance remoteness whole

Example Sentences

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Localities would have new incentives to spearhead more homebuilding themselves.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Localities, in turn, pay $3 million to more than $40 million for the initiatives.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Localities got another $130.2 billion, and 60% of that has yet to be disbursed, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Localities, by and large, have led the way on this topic.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2023

Localities distributed east and west of each other at the same latitude share exactly the same day length and its seasonal variations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond