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
Police said the vehicle was involved in another incident with the police department before the crash.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
D’Amaro would preside over plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees, mostly in the company’s marketing departments across film, TV and streaming.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Her childhood was itinerant, in part because her father chaired the music department of several universities, including Arkansas State University.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
The district created a new department to help students who are still learning English.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
D’Amaro would preside over plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees, mostly in the company’s marketing departments across film, TV and streaming.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Her childhood was itinerant, in part because her father chaired the music department of several universities, including Arkansas State University.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
The district created a new department to help students who are still learning English.
—ABC News, 13 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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Plus, the addition of a cuff adds a more polished aesthetic that prevents you from looking frumpy at the office or dinner.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The law allows a President to exclude personal records, sets out timetables for releasing documents once the President has left office, and provides a mechanism for asserting executive privilege to keep certain material secret.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 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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So, even these magical elements that are not realistic are informed by the research.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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In the United Kingdom, according to Andrew Crisell, talk and music radio brings together the two typical elements of radio content in a mix of information, culture, and entertainment.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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