barrios

noun

plural of barrio
as in ghettos

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  1. districts
  2. enclaves
  3. sections
  4. neighborhoods
  5. hoods
  6. quarters
Noun
  • The vast majority of lawmakers on Fairshake’s list represent safe districts, facing only token opposition in their general elections.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Democratic and Republican 2028 contenders alike have been heading to battleground states and districts to boost their names with voters, show campaigning prowess, and make key political allies across important areas of the country.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • My own research shows that many Dominicans of Haitian descent grow up speaking Creole at home as a first language, particularly in the border region and in Haitian enclaves throughout the country.
    — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Griffin does have support from residents of three nearby wealthy enclaves — Palm Island, Hibiscus Island and Star Island, Bloomberg reported.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of enclaves
Noun
  • With both Better Homes & Gardens and Woman & Home publishing explainers, the term is primed to migrate into big-box home sections, subscription boxes and gift guides over the next holiday cycle.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Projects like Cold Creek bring tax revenue into rural host communities, create local jobs, and shore up grid resiliency for the surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • Obayashi pointed out that the EGPD policy on spit hoods requires monitoring — language that is also widely adopted by departments across the state.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Converse is apologizing after landing in hot water this week after photos from two separate ad campaigns were criticized by social media users after aspects of the photos drew comparisons to Ku Klux Klan hoods and lynching imagery.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • Against this backdrop, Vestas recently delivered one of its strongest quarters in years, with operating profit increasing to €446 million, from €57 million in the same quarter the year before.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Starbucks has now posted four consecutive quarters of positive global comparable sales growth, including two straight quarters of margin expansion.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of quarters
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