as in neighborhood
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district

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Recent Examples of district While the projects were worthy — funding for safety-net hospitals and fire districts — the move continues a dangerous precedent. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 16 May 2025 Students from all five high schools in the district will be able to use the new state-of-the-art facility, which is anticipated to be complete in fall 2026. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 According to a demographic report published by the district in 2022, enrollment began declining in 2019-20, when the district lost approximately 500 students. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025 At the same time, a digital ceiling that stretches down the entire World Galleria entertainment district occasionally quite often displays a massive American flag. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for district
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Noun
  • But restaurateur Jay Shirodkar has enshrined his latest eats enterprise — Jay’s Steakhouse — in what used to be First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Lauderdale’s busy-buzzy Flagler Village neighborhood.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • Mexico must do its part and stop polluting our neighborhoods.
    John McCann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Don’t forget, Crawford, before his demise, started some kind of an internal investigation into Captain Wagner and put a lot of more pressure and scrutiny on the precinct.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • Kaya’s promotion to an elite task force based at another precinct means that Carra Patterson, who brought such warm steadiness and instantly believable deep knowledge of New York to her performance, will be a guest star going forward.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Around that time, Carolina snapped into form, preventing clears and forcing Washington’s skaters — particularly center Lars Eller, who unnecessarily played a Carolina high stick to keep the puck in the zone — into poor decisions.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • He was clocked doing 80 mph in a 45 mph zone on US 1 and SW 171st Street, according to court records.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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  • Seven whiskeys are finalists in the Single-Barrel Bourbon section of the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • The film will have its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes film festival, which kicks off next week.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2025

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“District.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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