How to store on mac but not in Icloud?

As the storage capacity of my Icloud is completely full I'd like to store certain files only on the harddrive of my Macbook Air which still has more than enough storage capacity and not anymore in my Icloud drive. For these files it is enough for me to keep them on my laptop without internet accessibility. However I would like to keep te two storage formats automatically connected for the majority of files as it is now, just not for the ones I chose so I can clean up some space in Icloud.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance