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
Mike Murray, another Republican voter in the third Congressional district that Loomis is in, says the ballot proposal will dilute his community's voice by splitting the county into three separate districts.
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Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
This ticket must be cashed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Under state compulsory-attendance laws, children are required to attend school regularly—typically from ages 6 to 16—and districts are required to track every absence.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
During the 2025-26 school year, 115 of the 186 CMS schools have free lunches for all students through the CEP, a district spokesperson told the Observer in August.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
This ticket must be cashed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Under state compulsory-attendance laws, children are required to attend school regularly—typically from ages 6 to 16—and districts are required to track every absence.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
During the 2025-26 school year, 115 of the 186 CMS schools have free lunches for all students through the CEP, a district spokesperson told the Observer in August.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district
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Union Square, which was to be my neighborhood for the next twenty-five years, was off limits after dark back then.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani’s plan to raise city income taxes by 2% on millionaires and shift property taxes toward the wealthiest, whitest, and most under-taxed neighborhoods could generate $4 billion a year to fund affordable housing.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Significant diplomatic and military visits followed, as well as Chinese support for Bangladesh’s involvement in naval exercises with Pakistan (a longtime Indian rival), Chinese defense technology transfers, and Chinese investment in infrastructure and economic zones.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Any slip below those zones could reignite selling pressure.—
Sidhartha Shukla,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The passage of Proposition 50 means each will see their current House districts redrawn to various degrees, adding in blue precincts and chopping off reliably GOP-voting precincts.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Orange, Crist received 56% of the votes while DeSantis received 43% support in majority-Hispanic precincts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Table of Contents is divided along the parts of a young body, with sections titled Heads Up!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Barry points to the central section of the pitch, on either side of the halfway line, to make his point.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“District.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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