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 45,000-square-foot exhibition brings together the work of more than 70 artists organized into emotional departments including grief, fear, hope, joy and sadness.
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Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Although the layoffs will hit numerous departments, the teams and units focused on AI infrastructure, foundation models and AI monetization are expected to be protected, CNBC previously reported.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Now that zoonotic spillover epidemics are going to be the new normal, this is a time to be reinforcing our infrastructure, both for national preparedness through support for the Centers for Disease Control, but also our state, county, and city health departments.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Noble acknowledged that this delay could put a strain on the department, which relies on the new recruit to fill roles as other troopers enter retirement.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
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Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Although the layoffs will hit numerous departments, the teams and units focused on AI infrastructure, foundation models and AI monetization are expected to be protected, CNBC previously reported.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Now that zoonotic spillover epidemics are going to be the new normal, this is a time to be reinforcing our infrastructure, both for national preparedness through support for the Centers for Disease Control, but also our state, county, and city health departments.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Noble acknowledged that this delay could put a strain on the department, which relies on the new recruit to fill roles as other troopers enter retirement.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
Noun
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The object no longer belongs to its origin or to its own agency, but to the structures that contain it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The veteran forward, who came over from the Dallas Wings in free agency, totaled 8 points, six rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The San Diego Police Department asked the public to avoid the area surrounding the Islamic Center of San Diego.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Guest rooms and suites with spacious living areas are both available, all of course equipped with the famous Four Seasons mattresses and linens that nearly guarantee a sound night’s sleep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Messier addresses the mess Prior to practice the next day at Rye Playland, Keenan summoned a select group of Rangers beat writers into his office and asked them to turn off their tape recorders.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Or lauding his attainment of the nation’s highest office without much schooling at all?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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But Miyamoto said the farm bureau estimates that the full extent of the destruction is much broader — $50 million at close to 2,000 farms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Patel recently sued The Atlantic for $250 million over the outlet's claims about his alleged on-the-job drinking and concerns within the bureau about his ability to lead.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Look for in-place federation that queries domain systems where the data lives, persistent cross-domain state and discovery that recognizes when signals from different domains belong to the same event.—
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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And to be clear, funding health care and nutrition assistance is explicitly the domain of the state and federal governments.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Alex Smalley leads the field at the 2026 PGA Championship through three rounds of play, with a score of -6.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Also, without names, the people are on a level playing field with the snowflakes, who are the man’s new friends, and, without names, the doctors can be known solely by their specialties.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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At the Yale University Art Gallery, which is showing the complete series in the photographer’s largest exhibition yet, the images are hung in tall, orderly grids, like a periodic table of the human elements.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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On paper, certain design elements shouldn’t make sense, like the vine wallpaper mixed with cloth foliage fabric wall coverings, or the houndstooth wallpaper in a bathroom that’s already an alchemy of half a dozen different tile patterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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