Thesaurus results for DEPARTMENTS

departments

noun

plural of department

as in agencies

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the Department of the Interior

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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 State workers from six departments were bestowed with California’s highest honor for public employees who have performed daring rescues in extreme conditions, including floods, wildfires and active shooter incidents. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 The acquisition is a trust pitch aimed straight at cautious IT departments, and the timing is no accident. —

Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The aid agreement between Lee’s Summit, Kansas City and both police departments does not specify how many officers will be on loan to KCPD. —

Ilana Arougheti june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026 The Dragons won the 2026 Class 6A UIL Lone Star Cup, an award that honors athletic departments for overall success based on performance in district and state championships. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 In partnership with the Aurora Police Department, Aurora's Office of Emergency Management and other city departments, AFR also maintains a unified command center on the holiday. —

Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Last year, in the wake of the referendum question’s failure, the board considered a hiring freeze, reallocated sales tax revenue toward its general fund and asked its departments and offices to cut costs. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Emergency physicians do not control inpatient staffing, discharge bottlenecks, rehabilitation placement delays, or bed availability, yet emergency departments absorb the consequences when hospitals operate beyond capacity. —

Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026 But while the show might dazzle you with its VFX, many of them were made possible through collaborations with other departments on set. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 June 2026

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Noun

Variations in measurements by different agencies are common in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The models have shown themselves adept at finding security flaws in software, creating concerns that adversaries could use them to launch cyberattacks on government agencies, banks and critical infrastructure.

— Cat Zakrzewski The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026