Thesaurus results for FIEFDOMS

fiefdoms

noun

plural of fiefdom

as in areas

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 fiefdoms 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 Individual fiefdoms will survive this disingenuous brand of political gamesmanship, but the governor and other top leaders may not. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 Then there are the lesser houses, the lower fiefdoms squabbling over the crumbs that fall from the big kids’ table. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 May 2026 There were too many divisions, too many fiefdoms. — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 Everyone is invited to this bacchanal of botox and fire dancers, but everyone seems to understand that this is actually the opening salvo of the war that’s been brewing between Mary and Chrishell’s respective fiefdoms. — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 The phrase itself captures a whole ecosystem of dysfunction — from gaslighting bosses to ambitious colleagues fiercely defending their little fiefdoms. — Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025 It was set so far after the different kingdoms, fiefdoms and ruling factions have grown. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025

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Noun

In these areas, tropical storm conditions are expected within the next 36 hours.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
States including Washington, Montana, and Michigan, particularly near the Canadian border, are potential viewing areas.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

As trial evidence accumulates, expect state health departments, Medicare wellness materials and Alzheimer’s advocacy groups to point more explicitly toward berries, tea and apples.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Medicare continues to pay significantly more for identical outpatient services in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) than in independent physician offices or ambulatory surgery centers.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

The most meaningful transformation will come from scaling trustworthy autonomy across thousands of operational tasks and domains.

— Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And that’s common, especially in domains where strategy, judgment, and staying power come together in real time.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Alt text and image description are not meant to close the book on the definitive, but to open it onto the vast realms of meaning-making.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Ackman has become more ideological, expanding his crusades into cultural and academic realms.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of kingdoms

Noun

Large, stone spheres by Polish artist Alicja Kwade fill the rectangular courtyard.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

So municipal governments and homeowners associations have started paying ranchers to let their herds feed on local fields.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
The systems still don’t fully talk to each other, and the workflows are held together by a senior employee who knows which fields to skip.

— KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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