Thesaurus results for AREAS

areas

noun

plural of area

as in zones

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries I last saw your dog over in that general area

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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a top researcher in the area of human genetics

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Recent Examples of areas The rain could could produce flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The pharmaceutical giant is investing in other disease areas to expand and diversify its drug pipeline beyond obesity and diabetes. — Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways. — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 As farming ebbed, the water stored in those reservoirs helped the area's cities and suburbs become one of the nation's fastest growing urban areas. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 This rainfall could produce flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Members of the rapid response team had identified the bus stops as areas to monitor when students were dropped off. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The technology can support both conventional and remote sites, like areas where traditional energy infrastructure may be difficult or expensive to build. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026 The groups are united under the Safe Space to Learn Coalition, which wants policies that would require a judicial warrant or court order for agents to enter private areas of a school, question a student or remove them from campus. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The latest outbreak, which is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is the fastest in the disease's history and has spread to more than 60 health zones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Four permeable areas share the overall space of the galleries, which are separated into a trio of ocean zones—Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic—and one incongruous but central sea, the Mediterranean.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

What remains less clear is why burnout continues even as firms and legal departments introduce wellness initiatives, flexible work policies, and workload reforms.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Commissioner Matt Mizell asked if any of the data collected by the sheriff’s office could be shared with other departments.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of departments

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Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Many of the country’s most spectacular regions have little to no infrastructure, meaning accommodations, supplies, and transportation must all be carefully coordinated.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of regions

Noun

But the nightmarish realms of the Further retain their unnerving power, and some of the old-school ghost movie thrills are well done.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
However, officially removing him from the line of succession would require an Act of Parliament as well as the consent of the Commonwealth realms where King Charles is monarch, per the BBC.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Twelve other experts from a cross section of relevant fields including public health, pulmonology, and critical care joined this group to think together about how to galvanize new solutions.

— Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Save for the close second Renegade ran to Golden Tempo in the Belmont, the Belmont winner hasn’t been tested by the fields, which is to say, by traffic, as Renegade has.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

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Federal officials say the domains were hard-coded into the malware and used for essential functions, including communication and authentication.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
StartCP provides one dashboard for websites, domains, email accounts, and databases.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

In 1966, during the 33rd Venice Biennale, Kusama staged Narcissus Garden without an official invitation, installing 1,500 reflective silver spheres on a lawn outside the exhibition grounds.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
This separating of spheres feels particularly crucial given the embarrassment surrounding NFTs that still lingers among many art professionals.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

An ecosystem where people from all ages, races, and walks of life came together.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
There are also four other chalkboards on the walks around the interior of the building, but only the one behind the teacher’s desk has a pulley system.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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