LOCALIZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

localized

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Recent Examples of localized Whether any storms billow up over the area this weekend is hard to pinpoint, but the potential is there for localized drenching downpours. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Detecting a developing problem early can therefore be important for keeping the wider system available and preventing a localized fault from becoming a larger operational issue. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 Microscopy showed some localized fibrillation after oxidation, while crystallinity changed only slightly. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 Metagenomic testing on blood samples, which is also becoming more common, is not always conclusive; localized infections don’t always reach the bloodstream. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Some individual outages could take longer because of localized damage or repairs needed on private property. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Green space visibility failed to yield the same kind of localized mental health improvement, reported the National Institutes of Health. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Atmospheric rivers do not fall across the entire state, and any event would be both more localized and more intense than what our climate models are depicting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Many marine species depend on stable water temperatures for breeding, feeding and migration, raising concerns that heat released by multiple underwater data centers could create localized thermal pollution and alter marine ecosystems. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

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This is viewed as part of his decentralization agenda, aiming to transfer powers in areas such as skills training and select tax authorities from London to local combined authorities.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
In the movie, a local brothel — the Devil’s Playhouse — becomes the target of a TV preacher, forcing the town’s sheriff, who happens to be a frequent customer, to save it.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

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Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Her many regional stage credits include Sugar Babies, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys & Dolls, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Pajama Game, Miss Margarida’s Way and Nunsense.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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