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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
you must choose a discipline to focus on in college
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as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks
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as in punishes
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplines
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This means such lunar areas would present fewer technical challenges for accessing local resources compared to the more extreme conditions at the moon's crater-riddled poles, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025 -
However the state of , with the exception of areas under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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What's New President Biden has commuted the , converting their punishments to life in prison without the possibility of parole.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.—
Amanda Parrish Morgan,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Last July, the Unified Government voted to adopt a revenue-neutral budget, forgoing more than $14 million in potential property tax revenue and resulting in budget cuts across government departments and programs.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite this, individual departments are the ultimate arbiter of these return-to-office exceptions.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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Balancing Safety With Efficiency Agentic architectures are seen as the future in highly sensitive and dynamic environments, such as healthcare or autonomous vehicles because these domains require specialized knowledge and decision-making skills that can’t be covered by large generic models.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
23 Dec. 2024
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In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Jan. 2025
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Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Many use their house name or logo on little keepsakes like custom matchboxes and those fan-favorite frosted plastic cups as well as welcome elements like the doormat, Tervis tumblers, and linens.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since then, some of the key elements have been incorporated into NASA's Design Reference Missions, still the primary set of plans for reaching Mars.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Disciplines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplines. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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