Definition of regionnext
1
as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region Artistic director Eddine Noël did much of the research into the time period and the environment of the Kansai region in which the film is set, and built a replica of the house featured in the novel, and the team designed the house with Western furniture to represent the cultural fusion. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025 The $49 billion invested in African agriculture in 2022 meant that African farmers received 10% of the investment of farmers in other regions, the Boston Consulting Group said. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Each branch employs technicians who understand the pests most common in their region, scorpions in the Southwest, ticks in the Midwest, or termites in the Southeast. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 It was launched from the La Guajira region. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Teams that may have some postseason games to play are certainly showing themselves as playoff scenarios take shape in KC-area and regional college football.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • One Alvarado police officer was struck in the neck during the attack.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At West Ham, Nuno has aligned himself with a club where the problems run so much deeper than merely trying to prevent the chilly fingers of relegation from closing round their neck.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The pilot program, if passed, would run for 18 months, and the new zone would be between Market and Folsom streets and South Van Ness Avenue and Third Street.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Use extra caution near the surf zone as these large waves will be capable of sweeping people into the frigid and turbulent ocean water.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Illegal Campfire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 22 days.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Information widely available within the industry suggested that land movement related to hurricane activity was a threat to pipelines.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This is done through the retinohypothalamic tract, a pathway that connects your eyes to the brain’s master body clock, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Once inside the urinary tract, bacteria attach to the bladder lining, multiply and trigger inflammation – resulting in the hallmark symptoms of infection.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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