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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
The regulation of historic districts is done at the local level.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Historic districts come with additional rules and regulations for renovations, construction and demolitions.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Republicans, who controlled the 2021 redistricting process, cracked the city into three Republican districts.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Joanna McFarland, the CEO and co-founder of HopSkipDrive, said districts need to reclaim the responsibility of making sure students have a ride to school.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
State law does not specifically require districts to notify parents of when training will occur or what will be taught.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Only a small fraction of concurrent credit students in school districts take at least 29 credit hours.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Cudahy, Kettle Moraine,Waukesha, Green Bay Appleton — the list could go on of districts that are considering closing schools.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Historic districts come with additional rules and regulations for renovations, construction and demolitions.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Republicans, who controlled the 2021 redistricting process, cracked the city into three Republican districts.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Joanna McFarland, the CEO and co-founder of HopSkipDrive, said districts need to reclaim the responsibility of making sure students have a ride to school.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
State law does not specifically require districts to notify parents of when training will occur or what will be taught.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Only a small fraction of concurrent credit students in school districts take at least 29 credit hours.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Cudahy, Kettle Moraine,Waukesha, Green Bay Appleton — the list could go on of districts that are considering closing schools.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for districts
Noun
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Officials planned the trail to work as an alternative for commuters from those neighborhoods who wanted to ride their bikes downtown.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Entire neighborhoods disappeared underwater, leaving residents cut off and isolated.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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From island flavors at the Caribbean Beach Resort to the splash zones of Typhoon Lagoon and the icy adventures at Blizzard Beach, there’s still plenty of time to soak up every last drop of the summer.—
Martie Bowser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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At least in Northern California, Verizon seems to have fewer dead zones than T-Mobile.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite reports surfacing before Sunday's game that the Giants had worked up a package of plays for Jaxson Dart, the rookie QB didn't see the field with New York playing from behind for three-and-a-half quarters.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Baltimore ran off 17 unanswered points spanning the first and second quarters by leaning heavily on its running game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The alleged election fraud occurred at three different voting precincts.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mamdani also underperformed in June's Democratic mayoral primary in precincts where over 60 percent of residents are Black and poverty rates exceed the citywide average, including East Flatbush and Brownsville.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Books were always one of my very favorite sections of the store.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The building’s oldest sections date back to the 1840s, but most of the historic details were restored and renovated at the turn of the century by Onni Tarjanne (the architect behind the Finnish National Theatre).—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Districts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/districts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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