as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business
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Recent Examples of precinct
This map shows live results in every precinct as votes are counted.
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Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Some will be assigned to vote in different precincts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
In fact, the precinct level map showed Bass, not Raman, had the most votes across the precincts covering Skid Row, which is home to the highest concentration of homeless people in the country.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Some will be assigned to vote in different precincts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
In fact, the precinct level map showed Bass, not Raman, had the most votes across the precincts covering Skid Row, which is home to the highest concentration of homeless people in the country.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precinct
Noun
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Police are asking people to avoid the area if possible.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
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Specifically targeting underserved areas, the parks will be at the San Joaquin River Parkway, Dust Bowl Camp, and Feather River Park in Yuba County.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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The officer with the York City Police Department was placed on administrative leave after the shooting on Tuesday, the department said in a news release on Wednesday.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Dissolving the department entirely requires an act of Congress.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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There's so many elements to that.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Historic elements of the former hotel remain today, including a grand piano and white stone, spiral staircase that rises up to the second-floor banquet rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Telepathy has long resided in the realm of science fiction and fantasy, from X-Men’s Professor X to Star Trek’s Vulcan mind meld to Stranger Things’ Eleven.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Nothing more than wanting to protect his mother and protect the realm.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Royals reliever John Schreiber struck out two batters but allowed a two-out walk to Rays third baseman Jonathan Aranda.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
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The event included music, poetry readings, storytelling and entertainment as well as a host of activities and games including Bingo, a talent show, a cake walk, a three-on-three basketball tournament and a variety of vendors.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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That might be a tall order on the field after Lionel Messi’s record-tying hat trick against Algeria led Argentina to victory on Tuesday.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Malik Tillman formed a triangle on one side of the field, with Balogun, Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest aligned on the other side.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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From its earliest days, Anthropic identified coding as the most important domain in AI to focus on.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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With the success of Kpop Demon Hunters, Netflix is bringing feature animation squarely under the domain of Hannah Minghella.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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“Precinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precinct. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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