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
Throughout the show, characters deal with various crimes, ranging from street offenders to high-profile murders, while working through their personal problems within the precinct.
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Our leaders were instrumental in working with local precincts to drive those dreadful numbers down and keep them down.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Lee is leading in precincts across West Oakland, the city’s downtown and the large swath of town east of Lake Merritt — all the way across the flatlands to the San Leandro border.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The count included results from all 108 election precincts.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Our leaders were instrumental in working with local precincts to drive those dreadful numbers down and keep them down.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Lee is leading in precincts across West Oakland, the city’s downtown and the large swath of town east of Lake Merritt — all the way across the flatlands to the San Leandro border.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The count included results from all 108 election precincts.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precinct
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On a day when the Kansas City attack wasn’t at its best, Miller played a key role for a back line that repeatedly came up clutch inside its penalty area.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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NTDs are a variety of conditions that are mostly found among impoverished communities in tropical areas of the world.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The city of New Orleans and its police department urged residents and visitors to stay vigilant during the manhunt and report any suspicious activity, WDSU reported.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Then, there was no mass exodus, department veterans say.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a personal tragedy shakes Colin into consciousness, the only element that manages to pierce Ray’s exterior long enough to let his sub in.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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The common element is that a single federal judge in one of 94 regional districts paused a policy for the entire country while the case is being litigated.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Until recently, China's entries in the realm of spaceflight patches often lacked the originality found in patches from the West.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2025
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Still, the show’s tone offers audiences something atypical in the realm of sci-fi action.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Xander Bogaerts began the bottom of the fifth with a walk and went to third when right fielder Jo Adell bobbled, ever-so-slightly, a single by Jake Cronenworth.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Now, investors from all walks are facing another year of uncertainty prompted by President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed tariff policies, with the S&P 500 index down 4% so far in 2025 and some economists pegging the chances of the U.S. entering a recession this year as a coin flip.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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In any field, whether that be policy, education, or business, Susan’s approach can yield great benefits, simply by broadening our perspectives and encouraging adaptability.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Rahm’s score of 5 over on the Green Mile was the second worst of any player in the field Sunday.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Environmental programs tend to be organized by geographic domain and discipline—the National Water Quality Program of the US Geological Survey, NSF’s Arctic Observing Network, and the US Forest Service, for instance.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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If there was a strategic view, then India would already have a larger gamut of options going in various domains.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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“Precinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precinct. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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