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.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefs
Noun
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Unlike areas to the north, there is little agricultural demand for compost and mulch.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Commentary On the call, Subramaniam said the company is growing revenue in the most premium areas of the global economy.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Noun
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So physical capacity is critical, starting with these four domains.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
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Equipped with advanced sensor suites, sonobuoy processing systems, and secure communications networks, the aircraft provides commanders with a comprehensive operational picture across expansive maritime domains.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The declaration activates the city’s emergency response structure, directs departments to assess damages and costs, and requests state assistance to support firefighting, cleanup, environmental monitoring and community recovery efforts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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With the rolling back of sustainability reporting requirements, businesses also downsized their sustainability teams, often rolling them under existing departments with limited scope.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.—
Claire Savage,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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At first glance, this theory may seem most applicable to tribes, kingdoms, or nations.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Set in 2093, the film follows young filmmaker Kuve (Abraham Joseph) who travels to the remote village of Umata to document the aftermath of a devastating war that outlawed post-2040s technology and brought ancient kingdoms back to life.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The ceremony took place near the town of La Hormiga which is surrounded by vast fields of coca bushes, the raw material for cocaine that the Border Commandos export.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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To determine the velocities of both spheres after collision, physicists use the fact that the total energy and momentum are the same before and after the collision.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 June 2026
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Kirk helped popularize some of the principles of Seven Mountains, introducing the idea of the seven spheres to his millions of followers.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Fiefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefs. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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