Thesaurus results for FIEFDOM

fiefdom

noun

ˈfēf-dəm

Definition of fiefdom

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence you'll have to ask that guy—the project is his fiefdom

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Recent Examples of fiefdom Bob Myers, orchestrator of the Golden State Warriors fiefdom, came in as president of Harris Blitzer, the Sixers ownership group, and tabbed Mike Gansey as president of basketball operations. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 What the week sketched instead is a near-term map of fiefdoms. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction would supplant the existing mayoral Office of Community Safety, putting under the new department’s control $100 million worth of programs currently handled by other city fiefdoms. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 In India a major political crisis is brewing which will soon cause the Congress Party to split into two factions, one of which will become the dynastic fiefdom of Indira Gandhi and her family. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiefdom

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Noun

Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of area

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The quarterback struggles in camp bring into the realm of possibility Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan seeking an outside backup option off the waiver wire following roster cuts if Ewers doesn’t show rapid improvement.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Extended to the realm of foreign policy, this reimagination of the foundations of Western civilization demands a new and distinct grand strategy.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

This option also grants a handful of extra features, such as custom branding, domains, and team analytics.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
The 120 misconfigured files the researchers found contained 227 commands to install non-existent packages or view unclaimed domains.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, one element of great balance is there’s not a ton of headliners, stars.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of element

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In the 2010s, the kingdom and some of the other Arab Gulf states turned to China for armed drones since the United States refused to sell them any at the time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Jamaica’s government said two of its three citizens deported to the tiny kingdom have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kingdom

Noun

Le Butter Shop, billed as Paris’ first boutique devoted entirely to butter, opened last month a short walk from the Eiffel Tower — with 30 varieties from small family producers in Brittany, the Loire Valley and northern France.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
The Kabukiza Theater is practically next door, and Tsukiji Outer Market, with its hundreds of food stalls, is a short walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of walk

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Min Woo Lee leads the field at the 2026 Tour Championship after one round of play, with a score of -8.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations, Thailand’s Oscar selection body, chose the film from 51 eligible titles after narrowing the field to eight.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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