Thesaurus results for DISTRICTS

districts

noun

plural of district

as in neighborhoods

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 districts Now more than ever, the opportunity is to create edtech tools that deliver the measurable gains districts want to see for their students and teachers. — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Strikes were reported in five districts of the capital, according to the state emergency services. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 The strikes sparked fires in five districts of the city, damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 Ballistic missile strikes are more frequent The strikes on Kyiv sparked fires in five districts, damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Advertisement Burgum also said that 97% of threatened species are still on the list today—a source of frustration for Republican lawmakers, who say that longstanding habitat protections hamper economic development in their districts. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 July 2026 Those signatures must be distributed from around the state and include at least 6% of voters in 18 of the state’s 35 legislative districts. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026 Democratic socialists have yet to show success in swing districts. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for districts

Noun

Cherry residents say developers and city leaders must do a better job protecting neighborhoods from preventable disturbances during big projects.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Olathe is closer to adding a new duplex housing development near the Cedar Creek and Cedar Glenn residential neighborhoods in northwest Olathe.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Yes, cutting down on traffic, for instance through clean-air zones, will reduce both lives lost on the roads and lives lost due to air pollution.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

The analyst noted that ET has announced new gas projects consistently in recent quarters.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Visitors can poke around in buildings like the soldiers’ barracks, the hospital, the officers’ quarters, and the Catholic chapel, many of which contain period artifacts and informative exhibits.

— Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

Experience gained from managing heavy steel distortion during the welding of KSTAR’s vacuum boundaries informed the tooling and quality control methods later used to fabricate the thicker, more complex ITER sections.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
People are flooding their comment sections from afar with questions, condolences and claims of AI manipulation.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026