demesnes

noun

plural of demesne
1
as in zones
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra

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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demesnes
  1. zones
  2. areas
  3. yards
  4. regions
  5. realms
  6. parks
  7. corners
  8. domains
Noun
  • The tentative plans are to eventually extend their reach to remote bases in harsh weather conditions—potentially near combat zones—and eventually to lunar bases and the outer reaches of the solar system.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Helping children in conflict zones has become one of her signature issues during her husband’s second term.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of zones
Noun
  • Along the circulation areas, adjustable panels woven from recycled PET rattan provide privacy while allowing air through and filtering daylight.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Their contribution targets children ages 11 to 17 in areas with lower-than-average household incomes, with additional emphasis on communities near their home in central Texas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Senior quarterback Dardan Nreci, who gained 110 yards on the ground to go with a TD run, loves how Everette stretches the field vertically.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Running back Dylan Edwards led the way with a career-high 156 yards on 30 carries.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of yards
Noun
  • So Dzirasa began contemplating other ways to connect two disparate brain regions.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The crisis has intensified pressure on humanitarian organizations to deliver food in some of the world's most dangerous and inaccessible regions.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of regions
Noun
  • And even without the holodeck, genres are fluid things that often take from each other to tell stories within each other’s realms.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The idea of treating Oregon on the same plane as some of the great fantasy realms from my youth like Narnia and Oz and Middle Earth was crazy to even think about.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • The eight additional roller coasters remain closed at Six Flags parks in Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Ontario, Canada.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Goliath and eight other rides at five additional Six Flags parks remain temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution, according to the company.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of parks
Noun
  • There were a few bumps in the road that played out publicly over the years, but as of earlier this year, the artists are firmly in each other’s corners.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The iPad mini is a rectangular glass-and-metal slab with rounded corners and flat edges all around.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of corners
Noun
  • The team also found that recombination was more likely between enzyme domains with similar DNA sequences, particularly within the same gene.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of domains
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