nonlocal
adjective
non·lo·cal
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Definition of nonlocal
: not local
nonlocal issues/politics a nonlocal anesthetic
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Over 100 performers, both local and nonlocal, took the stage at the sixth annual Lagunitas Beer Circus on Saturday in Chicago. — Erin Hooley, chicagotribune.com, "Lagunitas Beer Circus draws thousands to help pet owners," 24 Aug. 2019 The Saturday market, criticized by some for selling too much nonlocal produce and Wisconsin cheeses, still sells plenty of Iowa sweet corn, local jam and hot sauce. — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Des Moines is on the move with an emerging food and cocktail scene," 20 Aug. 2019 The Saturday market, criticized by some for selling too much nonlocal produce and Wisconsin cheeses, still sells plenty of Iowa sweet corn, local jam and hot sauce. — Washington Post, "Des Moines," 14 Aug. 2019 While quantum entanglement is complicated, nonlocal games are not. — Quanta Magazine, "In Quantum Games, There’s No Way to Play the Odds," 1 Apr. 2019 The apparent vanishing of particles in one place at one time—and their reappearance in other times and places—suggests a new and extraordinary vision of the underlying processes involved in the nonlocal existence of quantum particles. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, "Quantum Physics May Be Even Spookier Than You Think," 21 May 2018 The decision to commission the Pop artist from New York for the Milwaukee Exposition and Convention Center and Arena, or MECCA, floor was controversial at the time, in part due to the selection of a nonlocal artist. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Pop artist Robert Indiana dies. He created Bucks' MECCA floor, LOVE image.," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonlocal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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