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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 area
His runs to beat a backline now occur much closer to the opposing team’s penalty area.
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But many Latino restaurant owners say ICE sightings in the area, and ongoing arrests in Manhattan immigration courts, have injected fear into Sunset Park.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
In some areas, this might work: Restricting the export of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China seems to have helped hold Beijing’s chip industry back.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
This year, excavators found numerous statues of massive proportions, as well as votive statues that were found in the backfill area from 1885.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But many Latino restaurant owners say ICE sightings in the area, and ongoing arrests in Manhattan immigration courts, have injected fear into Sunset Park.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
In some areas, this might work: Restricting the export of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China seems to have helped hold Beijing’s chip industry back.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
This year, excavators found numerous statues of massive proportions, as well as votive statues that were found in the backfill area from 1885.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
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The eventful first period continued with a pass across the offensive zone from Eetu Luostarinen to Seth Jones, and Jones scored on a wide-open net to tie the game at two.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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As long as the world remains fixated on the Jews and Israel, Islamists and their allies can use their overwhelming numbers (and, yes, their financial superiority) to flood the zone with demonizing propaganda and portray themselves as the good guys.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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At the same time, the Royals grounds crew raced to the field to put on the tarp.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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The landmark tournament in soccer this summer will be FIFA’s new Club World Cup, which will go ahead with over $12 billion in player value on the field, despite struggles to sell tickets for games.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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But many problems plague the path to India’s manufacturing boom, such as logistical bottlenecks, regulatory red tape, and patchy infrastructure in many regions.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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The wings have alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to enhance the condensation.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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This is a threat especially in the realm of SaaS, where credibility with technical users is currency and being deemed vaporware is a mortal sin.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Then after a Courtney Williams steal, Collier found McBride in the opposite corner for another 3-pointer, giving the Lynx an 80-56 lead.—
Patrick Donnelly,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2025
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The suspect conducted a hostile takeover of a 2011 White Ford F550 utility bucket truck on the corner of Spring and Temple streets at 5:40 a.m. while two deputies were in the vehicle, according to a department bulletin.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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By assessing population data, demographics and neighborhoods can be identified as lacking certain elements.—
FNU Anupama,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The player controls as Sam Porter Bridges, played by Norman Reedus, who is a courier risking his life via exposure to these deadly elements to deliver supplies to these fractured colonies.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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The newest addition to the department’s fleet, dubbed Tower 22, is capable of extending 100 feet vertically and 93 feet horizontally.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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According to the lawsuit, Sevier, a Kansas City police officer, was working for the department’s traffic unit on Aug. 1, directing traffic for the concert at Manchester Trafficway and Interstate 70.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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The browser also blocked most of the domains associated with Yandex Metrica.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Before entering the public domain, the book had already been turned into movies in 1926, 1949, 1974 (starring Robert Redford) and 2013 (directed by Baz Luhrmann) as well as several TV versions.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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