Thesaurus results for DEPARTMENTS

departments

noun

plural of department

as in agencies

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the Department of the Interior

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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway

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Recent Examples of departments State employee telework California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 1729, which could encourage state agencies and departments to encourage telework and create a centralized dashboard to track related efficiency metrics. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The claim was made by Ryan Paganetti, who previously worked in the analytics departments for the Raiders, Jags and Eagles. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Pay particular attention to the handoffs between people or departments. — Joe Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 That change was introduced to help give club staff working across transfer departments a more normal working pattern. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The company operates more than 120,000 cameras nationwide and partners with hundreds of jurisdictions, from police departments to homeowners associations, to provide a searchable vehicle database intended to stop and solve crimes. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Surveillance technology firms and a law enforcement expert, however, touted the cameras as a valuable tool for police departments, leaving officers better equipped to protect public safety. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Atrium Health said the plans include outpatient and specialty services designed to give patients alternatives to relying on emergency departments for routine care. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Federal cuts to the CDC and FDA also affect state and local health departments, since federal funds provide more than half of their total budgets, according to KFF. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Multiple agencies from surrounding cities helped with the investigation.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Her body was found Monday morning in the waters near Hagley Landing, a boat ramp leading to the Waccamaw River in the small town of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, following an extensive search involving hundreds of people and multiple agencies.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of agencies

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History-making women in front offices and on the sidelines, mascots, and even team names can inspire standing-ovation-worthy choices for a new bundle of joy.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Ngai, senior partner and chairman of McKinsey's offices in Greater China, told me last week.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of offices

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

Quiñones, an artist known as @skullsqwat and stylist to It-girl supreme and rock-star newlywed Gabbriette (known to her as Gabi), dwells in many realms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Yet Parton’s willingness to move among musical genres and other realms of entertainment, and to try just about anything, was part of her genius.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 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

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