bailiwicks

noun

plural of bailiwick
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence questions about organization of the fund drive are my bailiwick

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Recent Examples of bailiwicks Mansfield also has her bailiwicks. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailiwicks
  1. areas
  2. departments
  3. domains
  4. realms
  5. fields
  6. kingdoms
  7. spheres
  8. provinces
Noun
  • 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
Definition of areas
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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The honeypot sites of royal Rajasthan—spliced by the brown slopes of the Aravalli Range, the state emerged after Partition from a mosaic of 22 feudal kingdoms—are so many people’s taster to India.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The empire did not expand further and eventually fragmented into smaller kingdoms.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
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
  • Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • According to Iran’s Red Crescent, 24 of Iran’s 32 provinces were hit in the first day of bombings, with more than 200 deaths and 700 injuries reported.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of provinces

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“Bailiwicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailiwicks. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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