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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
But because of the lack of structure, the coach is involved in decisions across many different areas and departments.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The degree of knowledge required to stand out in this field is so high that a few leaders, including Breguet, have spent more than three decades at their maisons, often cycling through various departments.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Athletic departments, donors, and media have placed several top names into daily rumor cycles, including Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin, Oregon's Dan Lanning, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, and notably, USC's Lincoln Riley.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of nonprofit groups, public agencies and city departments pleaded their case over the summer to City Council members for Community Projects, Programs and Services funds.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
But the laws come with exemptions that are often cited by police departments to delay disclosures for years.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Hartford Courant reported over 50 police departments in Connecticut are struggling to fill entry-level police officer positions.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Workforce housing for first responders Hialeah has faced scrutiny for chronic understaffing across its first responder departments.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The degree of knowledge required to stand out in this field is so high that a few leaders, including Breguet, have spent more than three decades at their maisons, often cycling through various departments.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Athletic departments, donors, and media have placed several top names into daily rumor cycles, including Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin, Oregon's Dan Lanning, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, and notably, USC's Lincoln Riley.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of nonprofit groups, public agencies and city departments pleaded their case over the summer to City Council members for Community Projects, Programs and Services funds.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
But the laws come with exemptions that are often cited by police departments to delay disclosures for years.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Hartford Courant reported over 50 police departments in Connecticut are struggling to fill entry-level police officer positions.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Workforce housing for first responders Hialeah has faced scrutiny for chronic understaffing across its first responder departments.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departments
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This week, the outlet also reported that Customs and Border Protection made a different facial recognition app, Mobile Identify, available on Google's app store for state and local law enforcement agencies that are deputized to work with ICE.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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The hotline does not solve these problems for callers, but 211 information specialists use the most current local information available to refer callers to service agencies that are most likely to have resources to help.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shmidman said areas of growth can be geographical, categories, experiences, lifestyle or hospitality.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Besides government offices, many areas had been severely damaged by disrepair, and fires – easy to occur since most buildings were wooden structures.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many global companies are now hiring or relocating leadership roles to their GCC offices in India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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But research increasingly shows that the aftereffects of disasters last longer, and extend to more domains of our lives, than official death tolls can capture.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have found a winner's curse in many other domains.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The share of consumers whose rent payments were reported to credit bureaus rose to 13% in 2025, up from 11% in 2024, according to a recent report from TransUnion, one of three major bureaus.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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Those agencies were directed to cease services reliant on federal funding provided through DHS and to hold all invoices.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The expansion of the role of pharmacies has meant that paying cash for generic drugs and services can also be cheaper at times.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dockery is often called the birthplace of the Delta blues, where workers toiled in the hot fields by day and sang songs of joy, pain and hope at night.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, collaborations are proving to be their go-to formula to experimenting in different fields.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Departments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departments. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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