area

noun

ˈer-ē-ə How to pronounce area (audio)
Definition of areanext
1
as in zone
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries I last saw your dog over in that general area

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Relevance
2
as in field
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a top researcher in the area of human genetics

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Recent Examples of area Several drug gangs known for attacking civilians and politicians operate in the area where Almaraz was kidnapped Saturday, including the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels. — Alfredo Peña, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 The ease of entry for these kinds of programs is appreciated by people like Sara Pickering Pick, a Bradshaw volunteer who lives in the Fair Oaks area. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026 Some areas of South Texas have already gotten more than 5 inches of rain since Sunday morning, including areas east of Laredo to near Kingsville. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 Not far from the tree Illinois’ five new House members, all from the Chicago area, don’t drift far on the political spectrum from their predecessors. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for area
Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
  1. zone
  2. field
  3. region
  4. realm
  5. corner
  6. element
  7. department
  8. domain
Noun
  • Kempe flew the zone while the puck was up for grabs and was spotted by Panarin, who picked the puck off the wall and immediately sent it way ahead to Kempe for an uncontested finish.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The education ministry divided Riyadh into 10 zones and planned a staggered return, which would have seen schools reopening neighborhood by neighborhood.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of zone
Noun
  • Brett Baty will get plenty of at-bats by continuing to move around the field playing in the infield and outfield.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Cousins played so well — his 20 touchdown passes are second only to Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow’s 23 — that Kubiak wasn’t in a hurry to take the 38-year-old off the field, even though the move was inevitable.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of field
Noun
  • Ukraine said Monday's attack on the same location killed at least 55 people, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Overnight into Sunday, Russia attacked the power grid in the Dnipropetrovsk region leaving more than 600,000 people without electricity, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of region
Noun
  • Its epic-length bookends transposed the funereal aims of Bell Witch’s modern doom masterpiece Mirror Reaper to Floydian realms, while its gentler, more meditative midsection never completely renounced the artists’ metal roots.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The realm of authorship in the opinion section has also always been a bit dubious.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • Its hidden zipper and interior corner ties help keep everything neatly in place, while the warm camel hue pairs beautifully with the deeper plum of the blanket.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the far top left corner, a large toyon tree has become a focal point, with steps below it leading down to the flat ground.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of corner
Noun
  • One of the strongest tests comes from Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), the process through which the first light elements formed during the universe’s first few minutes.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Stew and Rodewald are as eager as anyone to see what Levingston has done with a project that takes elements of Stew’s real coming-of-age and sets them to rock ‘n’ roll.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of element
Noun
  • The department also filed a motion in support of a separate lawsuit filed in May that argues California violates national voting laws by failing to sufficiently remove ineligible voters from its rolls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Gaines said patrol officers and the department’s SWAT vehicle were used to serve the warrant.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of department
Noun
  • Which public-domain classics are next on the slate, and is there a European-language classic that could lead in its own language instead of English?
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Enterprise environments span multiple technology domains and providers.
    — Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of domain

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