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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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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
Ada is the only county in Idaho that operates under a single highway district, created by frustrated voters in 1971 to replace the rural highway districts and city street departments still used in Canyon and other counties.
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Mark Dee
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Firefighters collaborated secured the building in collaboration with city departments until representatives of the house arrived on scene to figure out the next steps, authorities said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
In other departments, the K-9 is either put down or given to another officer.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Citywide, departments make their own determinations on RTO, said Matt Szabo, the city administrative officer.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Several police departments are assisting in the search.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Agencies from the Florida Highway Patrol, to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, to university campus police departments have all signed up to work with ICE.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The staffing shortages in both departments led to these technologies being used to supplement their work, Lopez said.
—Stella Canino-Quinones, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
River Forest and Forest Park police departments helped clear the scene and control traffic.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Mark Dee
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Firefighters collaborated secured the building in collaboration with city departments until representatives of the house arrived on scene to figure out the next steps, authorities said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
In other departments, the K-9 is either put down or given to another officer.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Citywide, departments make their own determinations on RTO, said Matt Szabo, the city administrative officer.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Several police departments are assisting in the search.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Agencies from the Florida Highway Patrol, to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, to university campus police departments have all signed up to work with ICE.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The staffing shortages in both departments led to these technologies being used to supplement their work, Lopez said.
—Stella Canino-Quinones, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
River Forest and Forest Park police departments helped clear the scene and control traffic.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departments
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Mecklenburg currently has two community resource centers in west and east Charlotte, offering one-stop access to county agencies and community groups that help address housing, food insecurity, health and more.—
Mary Ramsey
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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As far as peptides go, Koniver seemed to support America’s public-health agencies coming under new management.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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King’s plans center around keeping close contact with constituents, revitalizing downtown and residential areas and advancing historic preservation and tourism efforts.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Weeks earlier, during an interview at SpaceX’s offices in Hawthorne, California, Musk told McNeill that the electric vehicle maker was struggling to hit its quarterly numbers.—
Faiz Siddiqui,
Washington Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, World Chain’s integration of Flashblocks has cut transaction confirmation times from up to two seconds to just 200 milliseconds, paving the way for highly responsible apps in domains like gaming and trading.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Legal work had the lowest AI success rate among the domains tested, at just 47%.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Because lenders don’t always report to all three bureaus, fraudulent accounts may appear on only one report.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tomkins began his career editing news summaries for Radio Free Europe’s foreign bureaus before joining Newsweek in 1957 as a foreign news editor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Mar. 2026
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Plenty of other realms remain unrestricted.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Although their military prowess was undeniable, their efficient administrative practices, political organization, and governance strategies were just as important in solidifying their realms.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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King will also be responsible for enforcing the city’s contracts with Nebius, a Dutch artificial intelligence services company set to break ground later this year on a $150 billion AI data center in eastern Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Carbyne, an Israeli tech startup for which Barak was a lead investor and board chairman, wanted to provide security services and anti-drone technology when Qatar hosted the soccer World Cup in 2022.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lawns opened onto larger fields for recreation and neighborhood events.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The new subdivision would be on the east side of Jefferson Lane on part of a 13-acre tract that’s a mix of open fields and woods.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Departments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departments. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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