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
In that, Democrats say those swing-district Republicans are catching on faster than the others in their caucus.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
District officials celebrated 13 districts that caught up to their pre-pandemic levels in both English and Math on Monday, including several charter and smaller districts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Original Joe’s, which first opened in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district in the 1930s, currently has other popular locations in San Francisco’s North Beach and in Daly City.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The district was home to more than 1,700 major enterprises with an annual revenue of more than 524 billion renminbi.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
District officials celebrated 13 districts that caught up to their pre-pandemic levels in both English and Math on Monday, including several charter and smaller districts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Original Joe’s, which first opened in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district in the 1930s, currently has other popular locations in San Francisco’s North Beach and in Daly City.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The district was home to more than 1,700 major enterprises with an annual revenue of more than 524 billion renminbi.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district
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This is a six-bed, six-and-three-half bath, 9,000-square-foot, English Country Estate-Style Cottage in the River Glades neighborhood of Prospect.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The long lines have blocked access to a neighborhood garden store.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The objectionable programs in that case were not the Republican-baiting precincts of late-night television but the social taboo-breaking entertainments of Three’s Company, All in the Family and Knots Landing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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In this precinct, among those who have watched his entire career, Trout would seem just as much of a first ballot no-doubter as the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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What's Next Chinese research ship operations in neighboring maritime zones are likely to remain a source of controversy as the country continues to strengthen its posture in the region.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Euro zone inflation picks up pace European investors are considering various data releases on Wednesday.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The job only got heavier on this hot and sunny Sunday, when the home team was booed off the field at halftime by the sections of MetLife that weren’t filled with Cowboys fans.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of the paper’s readers abandoned it last year when Bezos decided not to endorse in the presidential election and to overhaul the opinion section.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“District.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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