fiefs

noun

plural of fief
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief

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Recent Examples of fiefs Small towns in Texas once operated like patriarchal fiefs, with a singular figure dominating local business, politics, and real estate; the town or county may have even shared a name with his family. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefs
  1. areas
  2. domains
  3. departments
  4. realms
  5. kingdoms
  6. fields
  7. spheres
  8. provinces
Noun
  • Opponents worry that the changes would mean less money getting invested in rural housing, precisely when housing affordability issues are hitting those areas the hardest.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The driverless section will cover 219 miles, primarily along Interstate 45 between Kodiak facilities in the Dallas and Houston areas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • These technologies could support radicalization, recruitment and fundraising while helping groups conduct complex attacks across multiple domains.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Only 27% of Americans view both the State and Justice departments positively, and while Republicans’ approval of those departments has held relatively steady, it’s also below 50%.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Getting different departments to work together is another challenge.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • His lack of experience in the realms of ballet, classical music, opera, and jazz, formerly the center’s mainstays, have concerned some onlookers.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • The agreement followed a long struggle between the Hittite and Egyptian kingdoms for control of territory in ancient Syria.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Like kingdoms of old, SaaS companies are sitting on treasure troves of data.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
Noun
  • Gomelsky told investigators there was no reason Wang would need the victim’s research notes because their fields of study at the university were unrelated, the affidavit said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The schedule also introduces Banana Ball 360, a Notre Dame Stadium event with games alternating between two fields.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • In this procedure, uranium-containing material is formed into tiny spheres by dipping them into a hot silicone-oil bath.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Wagyu beef and lamb koobideh are formed into bite-size, plump spheres doused in a sweet tomato and sumac glaze.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Amata Corporation, founded in 1989, built industrial parks across Thailand’s Rayong and Chon Buri provinces.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its signal reaches up to ninety-five per cent of the province, which is the size of Minnesota, along with parts of two neighboring provinces.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of provinces

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“Fiefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefs. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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