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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the Department of the Interior
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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
Officials with the center, as well as the Arkansas Department of Human Services and the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, told lawmakers that a criminal investigation into Moore’s death is ongoing, so some information hasn’t been made available to the department.
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Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the police department’s Detective Bureau at 203-574-6941 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line at 203-755-1234.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
There are no police officers facing layoffs, but there are cuts proposed to the police department.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The department didn't mention the young boy in the post.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the police department’s Detective Bureau at 203-574-6941 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line at 203-755-1234.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
There are no police officers facing layoffs, but there are cuts proposed to the police department.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The department didn't mention the young boy in the post.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
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Arizona Public Service has nearly 40 active AI smoke-detection cameras and plans to have 71 by summer’s end, and the state’s fire agency has deployed seven of its own.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The Florida black bear, one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear, is often lauded as a Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission success story, though the agency was sharply criticized for staging a hunt of the state’s largest land mammal last year.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Because Pe’Sla was not included as an affected area and no environmental review was conducted, the approval violates the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act, the lawsuit alleges.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The Mets won the series-opener 4-2, using that big sixth inning, two openers in front of David Peterson, and four innings from the lefty who calls the Denver area home.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The office also pointed to efforts to expand security funding for religious institutions, strengthen hate crime laws and support Holocaust and genocide education initiatives.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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City staffers are required to get approval before their travel begins, not after, but those expenses were included among more than two dozen expense reports from the mayor’s office, which were approved without discussion.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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Baldoni denied doing anything outside the realm of the normal creative process of making a movie.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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His study of the dynamics of discourse took Habermas beyond the realm of political philosophy.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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This ambitious history, by the Wall Street Journal’s former Korea bureau chief, traces how Kim Il Sung’s cult of personality is indebted to the Presbyterian faith in which he was raised.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Emma Caughlan Emma Caughlan is an assignment editor for NBC News’ New York bureau.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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The exercise builds skills around joint all-domain operations, crisis responses and multinational interoperability, enhances regional security and supports AFRICOM's strategic objectives, the website states.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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This is exactly the kind of domain where the Board of Supervisors should consolidate its authority rather than fragment it.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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With a pour of salsa roja, tart and hot (but not overly so), or a more judicious application of the punishingly spicy salsa verde, the bean and cheese transforms into a kinetic flavor field of curves and spikes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Beran dumped a double onto the foul line in left field with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Geneva (19-3, 8-2) the lead for good.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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And the other really important element in this is, of course, the connection between Israel and the Jewish people.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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There's a gut-punching element of tragedy, too, as Loki kills his real father, Laufey (Colm Feore), then appears to plummet to his own death in the final act.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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