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 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 De Lucio said the company does work for districts like Plainfield, West Chicago and Indian Prairie D204. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Explosions and fires were reported across Kyiv’s Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Democratic socialists have yet to show success in swing districts. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Patients in rural provinces often travel for hours, sometimes across several districts or provinces, to receive treatment. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026 This highlights a major area where districts can improve the resources offered to principals. — Mac Murray, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 However, the gains were larger in areas with more preexisting private school options and for lower-income students, with other districts seeing little or no benefit. — Kendall Deas, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 The program targets 2023 property tax payments and promises direct relief, using money that has already been distributed to and spent by taxing districts including Jackson County cities, schools and libraries. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for districts

Noun

Dickens has said extending the life of the tax districts is necessary to help develop Atlanta’s historically underserved neighborhoods and bridge the city’s massive wealth divide.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
This doesn’t mean that residents have access to a kind of Megan’s Law list to be able to find out who is brewing what chemistry concoctions in their neighborhoods, though.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Petunias are typically grown as annuals, but they can be cultivated as perennials in zones 10 and 11.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

There have been criticisms over the division of a 90-minute match into essentially four quarters rather than two halves (with hydration breaks inserted around the 22nd and 67th minutes of every game).

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The separation of church and state is under attack from familiar quarters.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

That fearmongering is supposed to get loyal party members out working the precincts, getting the vote out.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
While there are instances where votes favoring the second homes tax line up with renter-dominant communities, there are many precincts that reveal mixed results for some communities.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026

Definition of precincts

Noun

The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026