1
as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the Department of the Interior
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2
as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway
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Recent Examples of department
The incident began around 8:28 p.m. on July 14 when officers saw the 35-year-old driving recklessly and attempted to make a stop, according to a news release from the Milwaukee police department.
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
By the time our department chief got word that there had been a mass shooting at PittFest, his senior resident was incommunicado.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 15 July 2025
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2025
If the measure is approved by city commissioners, police officers could receive a maximum of $250 in bonuses per shift for stops in Worthington Hills, a 0.3-square-mile city of about 1,500 residents off Westport Road that does not have its own police department.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
By the time our department chief got word that there had been a mass shooting at PittFest, his senior resident was incommunicado.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 15 July 2025
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2025
If the measure is approved by city commissioners, police officers could receive a maximum of $250 in bonuses per shift for stops in Worthington Hills, a 0.3-square-mile city of about 1,500 residents off Westport Road that does not have its own police department.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
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But Consider This: Even as global outrage and assistance grows, aid agencies say only a total ceasefire will allow all the necessary aid in to get to those who desperately need it in Gaza.—
July 28,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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In particular, speakers pointed to the local agency’s arrest of protesters and use of pepper spray during an ICE arrest in the city this summer.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
28 July 2025
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The company, which leased the area in 2014, received a key permit from President Joe Biden’s (D) Department of the Interior at the end of 2024.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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Friday, July 25 8 p.m. ET: Great White Reign of Terror - In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn’t seen an attack in decades.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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First Steps taking charge of the box office for a while.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Arizona election will fill 1 of 3 House vacancies The special election will fill one of three vacancies in the U.S. House, all created after Democratic members of Congress died in office.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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In the realm of the visual, the Renaissance umanisti became humanists in our sense, almost by accident: what the painters learned from the past gave them license to enliven their work with faces, bodies, and desires.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Gemini Sun & Rising: Gemini, this week Chiron retrograde in Aries begins a five-month healing journey in the realm of your friendships and social alliances.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
27 July 2025
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Neill Franklin, who was once head of the city’s drug and criminal enforcement bureau.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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It is written by Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington bureau chief.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The domains saw repeat inclusion in 2020, but have not been included on the list since, the AAFA said.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
18 July 2025
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Hegar's projection, officially called the biennial revenue estimate, is a crucial element in the setup to Tuesday's start of the 2025 legislative session.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Long spoke on the city's programming for youth, which has been a major element of the city's plan to combat juvenile crime during the summertime.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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