1
as in agencies
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the Department of the Interior
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2
as in areas
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 departments
The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
The workspace is meant to allow HR to work with finance, operations and other departments on matters of compliance, performance management and talent strategy.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The solution lies in working proactively to identify risks, implementing systems to prevent them, and fostering collaboration between internal departments within the company.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Measuring Corporate Adoption Treasury departments evaluate blockchain implementation through traditional financial metrics.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Courses from these departments that remain intact will fall under the Department of English umbrella going forward.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
McMahon and Rollins arrived too late, eventually landing jobs leading the departments of Education and Agriculture, respectively.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
The workspace is meant to allow HR to work with finance, operations and other departments on matters of compliance, performance management and talent strategy.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The solution lies in working proactively to identify risks, implementing systems to prevent them, and fostering collaboration between internal departments within the company.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Measuring Corporate Adoption Treasury departments evaluate blockchain implementation through traditional financial metrics.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Courses from these departments that remain intact will fall under the Department of English umbrella going forward.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
McMahon and Rollins arrived too late, eventually landing jobs leading the departments of Education and Agriculture, respectively.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departments
Noun
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State agencies are responsible for operating these programs with support from the federal Department of Agriculture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia's economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her primary areas of study are hunter-gather societies, technological change, and human-material interactions most broadly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
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Following her passing, flags will be flown at half-mast for 30 days at government offices, state enterprises, and educational institutions, and government officials have been asked to wear mourning attire for a year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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No federal or state offices are on the ballot in 2025, but candidates for city councils and mayor are.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Where traditional shipbuilding relied on labor and scale, the new frontier rewards autonomy, precision, and adaptability — domains where American ingenuity excels.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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That phrase had replicated itself across web domains, YouTube channels, Twitter (now X) accounts, Facebook pages and WhatsApp groups.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Freeze your credit and place a fraud alert with all three credit bureaus to warn companies about any new credit requests made in your name.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The thorium nuclear transition could enable physicists to explore previously inaccessible realms of new physics.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services for other refugees, such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Private and shared services are available.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In September 2021, nine months after purchasing the team — then called Kansas City NWSL — the KC Current announced the purchase of 75 acres in Riverside to build a $15 million training facility with three practice fields.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Winners were selected by a jury made up of more than 550 members of the Film and TV Academy, which is currently being established to bring together professionals from across the Adriatic region and various fields of the film industry.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Departments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departments. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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