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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a museum director who is one of the most powerful figures in the art domain
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Recent Examples of domains
Integrating unmanned logistics The Army continues to expand its use of unmanned systems across air and ground domains.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
There are no better CEOs in the nation than in the airline industry – in operational, financial, strategic domains and their individual characters are sterling.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Likewise, LLMs now demonstrably achieve forms of linguistic competence that match or exceed human performance across many domains.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
There isn’t a universal definition of kindergarten readiness, but many experts and educators rely on guidance from the bipartisan National Education Goals Panel’s five developmental domains critical to a child’s success upon entering grade school.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Some foresee this leading to a sort of explosion in the intelligence of AI systems, while others caution that such iteration might work to increase capabilities in some domains — like software engineering — while AI systems will continue to struggle on cognitive or physical abilities.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
For example, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel, and in the 20th century, figures like Whitehead or Rawls in their domains.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
This pattern is visible across domains.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
There are no better CEOs in the nation than in the airline industry – in operational, financial, strategic domains and their individual characters are sterling.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Likewise, LLMs now demonstrably achieve forms of linguistic competence that match or exceed human performance across many domains.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
There isn’t a universal definition of kindergarten readiness, but many experts and educators rely on guidance from the bipartisan National Education Goals Panel’s five developmental domains critical to a child’s success upon entering grade school.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Some foresee this leading to a sort of explosion in the intelligence of AI systems, while others caution that such iteration might work to increase capabilities in some domains — like software engineering — while AI systems will continue to struggle on cognitive or physical abilities.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
For example, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel, and in the 20th century, figures like Whitehead or Rawls in their domains.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
This pattern is visible across domains.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domains
Noun
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From 2021 to 2024 enrollment growth in the county’s wealthiest areas was triple that in the poorest.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In September, audio emerged of Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, the official responsible for implementing the legislation, questioning the ability of police departments to enforce the buyback.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wildlife agencies have long used remote cameras to gather evidence in the forests and fields.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dual moguls sees two skiers racing side by side down the course featuring two jumps and fields of bumps, known as moguls.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But these are relatively new arrivals on Earth; all three kingdoms are less than one billion years old.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Advertisement Forty-six of my 76 first dates involved getting drinks, 13 were walks, and 11 were coffee.—
Sonya Gurwitt,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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As contact dwindled to occasional phone calls and walks, Holloway interpreted the behavior as confirmation of Youngblood’s narrative.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her goal is primary care, one of the specialties facing the most severe shortages nationwide.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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These individuals have specialties in different collecting areas and can provide up-to-date valuations under different scenarios such as replacement, auction and retail shop value.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Domains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domains. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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