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
As a result, the existing structure incentivizes the Metra, Pace and CTA boards to make decisions grounded in maintaining their individual fiefdoms — with no contemplation of their relation to the entire Chicago region.
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Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The place, mismanaged by Amtrak for more than a half century and divided into balkanized fiefdoms, is an embarrassment to America’s premier city.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Bad Influence is the latest in a number of projects exploring the murky world of social media fiefdoms predicated on videos about children, a list that includes Hulu’s An Update on Our Family and Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
This morning’s must reads (Leo Duarte) How the Mexican Mafia’s ‘Pomona Mike’ made L.A.’s federal jail his fiefdom.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The place, mismanaged by Amtrak for more than a half century and divided into balkanized fiefdoms, is an embarrassment to America’s premier city.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Bad Influence is the latest in a number of projects exploring the murky world of social media fiefdoms predicated on videos about children, a list that includes Hulu’s An Update on Our Family and Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
This morning’s must reads (Leo Duarte) How the Mexican Mafia’s ‘Pomona Mike’ made L.A.’s federal jail his fiefdom.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefdom
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The chief sent multiple units to increase patrols in high-crime areas after three homicides that happened at the start of the weekend, police spokesperson Officer Bradley Perez said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Amid a complex international scenario, White Milano organizers continue to look beyond the realm of the traditional trade show paradigm, strengthening its partnership with Middle East buyers and brands.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike traditional security systems that treat these domains separately, ARGUS merges them, giving it the ability to sense, analyze, and respond to breaches across networks and environments simultaneously.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The answer to this conundrum lies not in the markets, as conventional wisdom often argues, but in the domain of governance and public policy.—
Kingsley Moghalu,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Humphrey credits both trends to a shift in department culture.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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So there is this element of the star's narrative, the actor's narrative in the character.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Norse Saga.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Much of the land that became Ghana had been part of the Ashanti kingdom, but calling the new state Ashanti might have implied that descendants of these people enjoyed a privileged place.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, no game day is complete without a stop at Gallettes, which is a mere five-minute walk from the football stadium where the Crimson Tide play.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The battery lasts almost two full days, even with a bunch of notifications coming in and a couple of outdoor walks tracked.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the third quarter, FIU center Julius Pierce limped off the field with a leg injury.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guerrero, in the first inning, connected for a towering fly ball to left field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Fiefdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefdom. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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