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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature
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3
as in yards
the area around and belonging to a building
the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demesnes
Noun
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United States Central Command later said the measures would apply only to ships entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal zones.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026 -
The e-commerce giant sees a huge opportunity to deliver satellite connectivity to smartphones in cellular dead zones worldwide.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aid groups say the true toll could be much higher as access to areas of fighting across the vast country remains limited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Texas' stores included six in North Texas – Frisco, Grapevine, Highland Village, Lewisville, Mansfield and North Richland Hills – along with others in the Austin, San Antonio, Tyler and Houston areas.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep yards tidy—overgrowth, dead plants, and weedy driveways are neighborhood no-nos.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hurst is a 6-foot-4, 202-pound wide receiver who dominated small-school competition, catching 187 passes for 2,992 yards with 25 touchdowns in four seasons split between Valdosta State and Georgia State.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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In a report issued in March, GOP strategist Alex Alvarado points out that a significant number of potential Republican votes are squirreled away in rural districts too far away from the Central and South Florida regions to be of help.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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That might make some Latin acts prioritize other regions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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For Aristotle, relationships are a portal into the realms of the vast and mysterious universe.—
Ross Channing Reed,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in the younger, less formal corners of the internet, like Instagram and TikTok, the comments under every post about the attacks generally run in one direction.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Nests tucked into corners or under joists can also cause damage by trapping moisture and attracting secondary pests such as carpenter ants and termites.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The science looks so similar across different domains, in terms of how much genetics matters, but our response to the science in the culture can swing really wildly from one direction to the other.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group then used its control of routers to change DNS lookups for select websites, including, Microsoft said, domains for the company’s 365 service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Clairton was once bustling with movie theaters, a mix of grocery stores, and riverside parks, with a dance pavilion and a performing hot-air balloonist.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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And then there are Extended Evening Hours, a perk reserved exclusively for Deluxe Resort guests that grants access to select parks after closing with dramatically thinner crowds.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Demesnes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demesnes. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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