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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
  • In contrast to the AP case, which had to do with being blocked from specific areas of the White House, the three networks were restricted from the grounds entirely.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The available shots are used only in select cases, such as children who live in high-transmission areas and have already had dengue once.
    — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Another key potential of self-optimizing systems is expected to be superintelligence, where AI becomes cognitively smarter than humans across more and more domains.
    — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Complex domains demand established standards that cannot be short-circuited.
    — Mo Husain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • The nationwide network is accessible to customers, which include police departments, and has been credited with helping solve crimes.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Requests for comment were sent to the departments named as defendants in the wide-ranging lawsuit.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Trump does have expertise in a handful of realms, such as construction, entertainment, and men’s discount shoeware.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Although his kiss doesn’t break the curse in this retelling, his bravery and kindness help to unite the fairy and human kingdoms.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Oyo, crowned at age 3 and celebrated worldwide as a child monarch, is being mourned by tens of thousands in a remote border city, underscoring the enduring influence of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
Noun
  • With sport fields and courts, playgrounds, a community center, pool, splash pad, and more, the spot is always buzzing with activity.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of British troops crisscrossed fields with thousands of metres of razor wire and dug a long ditch that was later partially filled with water to act as a moat to keep the Protestant marchers away from the Catholic enclave.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • Or rather, an emotional problem that was managed through food and, consequently, a sense of the violence directed at obese bodies and all that this entails in various spheres.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Perfect circles, balls, spheres adrift somewhere in her imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Fashion represents 5 percent of industrial production in Italy and there are 47 provinces with production hubs linked to fashion in the country.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The warning came despite signs of improvement in other provinces, including Ituri, the outbreak’s epicenter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of provinces

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“Fiefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefs. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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