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
Microsoft announced plans to fuel the Høje-Taastrup district heating network in Denmark; an Equinix data center heats 1,000 homes in Paris; and Google announced a major heat recovery project at its facility in Hamina, Finland.
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April Roach,tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
To cash these tickets, go to the Florida Lottery main headquarters in Tallahassee or one of the nine district offices.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The district hopes these resources will help keep families in the district as Austin ISD grapples with recent enrollment losses.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
In an elementary school classroom in Beijing's university district, 11-year-old Li Zichen was demonstrating a small robot.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
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April Roach,tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
To cash these tickets, go to the Florida Lottery main headquarters in Tallahassee or one of the nine district offices.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The district hopes these resources will help keep families in the district as Austin ISD grapples with recent enrollment losses.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
In an elementary school classroom in Beijing's university district, 11-year-old Li Zichen was demonstrating a small robot.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district
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The shooting took place in the heart of the Eat Street restaurant district in Minneapolis’s particularly diverse Whittier neighborhood, where about half the 14,000 residents were people of color as of 2022, according to the city’s demographics data.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Desperate to find a ride in a car durable enough to take on the weather for the 20-minute drive from Belle Vernon to Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, the soon-to-be father turned to Facebook and a neighborhood crime watch page.—
Erica Mokay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tommies forward Ryan O’Neill forced a turnover deep in the Huskies’ zone and slipped the puck to linemate Alexandros Gaffney in the slot.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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The cautious quincunx between Venus and Jupiter today impacts your resource zone and your partnership arena, which means that your needs might not match up with those of your peers.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The three precincts with the highest search count were the 75th Precinct in Brooklyn, 113th Precinct in Queens, and the 44th precinct in the Bronx, all of which are comprised of at least 83% Black or Latino residents.—
Jessica Moore,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now his officers are under siege from all sides, and the command center at the downtown Minneapolis precinct is their redoubt.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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An aerial view of the oceanfront property, which sits on almost 40 feet of beach in the sandiest section of the neighborhood.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The luggage section is just as compelling, with deep discounts on Samsonite luggage for longer trips and rare markdowns on premium finds like this Tumi backpack.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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“District.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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