as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business
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Recent Examples of precincts
With all precincts partially reporting Tuesday night, he was slated to face fellow Democrat Angela Gonzalez-Torres in November.
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City News Service, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Counties divided their jurisdiction into precincts, and polling places in every neighborhood were established to conduct the election for one or more precincts in the area.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Emery Glover Voters in Ames traveled to their respective precincts to cast their ballot for this year's state primary.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Totals, percentages and precincts reporting will change as additional votes are counted, including early voting and Election Day ballots.
—Aaron A. Bedoya, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The orange represents precincts that voted for challenger Miracle Rankin.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
With all precincts reporting across the four counties Wednesday morning, Morse trailed his opponents, Jeffrey Street and Greg Woodard.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
Voters assigned to those precincts will instead cast their ballots at the Johns Creek Environmental Campus for the election, officials said in a social media update.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
But Von Wilpert had more success this year in winning over local Democratic activists, especially in the new precincts that had never seen Campa-Najjar on the ballot.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Counties divided their jurisdiction into precincts, and polling places in every neighborhood were established to conduct the election for one or more precincts in the area.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Emery Glover Voters in Ames traveled to their respective precincts to cast their ballot for this year's state primary.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Totals, percentages and precincts reporting will change as additional votes are counted, including early voting and Election Day ballots.
—Aaron A. Bedoya, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The orange represents precincts that voted for challenger Miracle Rankin.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
With all precincts reporting across the four counties Wednesday morning, Morse trailed his opponents, Jeffrey Street and Greg Woodard.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
Voters assigned to those precincts will instead cast their ballots at the Johns Creek Environmental Campus for the election, officials said in a social media update.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
But Von Wilpert had more success this year in winning over local Democratic activists, especially in the new precincts that had never seen Campa-Najjar on the ballot.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precincts
Noun
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The 6th Congressional District, which mostly consists of areas in Sacramento and Placer counties, is supposed to be a safe blue seat under the new boundaries passed with Proposition 50.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Palm Beach County as a whole could lose about $324 million in 2028, which would cut right into the $609 million budget used for 30 departments.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Emergency physicians do not control inpatient staffing, discharge bottlenecks, rehabilitation placement delays, or bed availability, yet emergency departments absorb the consequences when hospitals operate beyond capacity.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remains one of the last realms in which massive global audiences gather together in real time.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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But, unlike armies of antiquity, modern armies depend on an extraordinarily complex web of fuel, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance crews, communications, transport, and increasingly autonomous systems operating across multiple domains simultaneously.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Yet that’s exactly what happens when leaders default to protecting their own domains.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Both walks came around to score as part of the Pirates’ three-run first inning.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Dalaeh Cardenas started for CSUSM and gave up four runs on eight hits and four walks with a strikeout in 7 1/3 innings.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Scrap Theory intervenes in the fields of Black archival studies, motherhood studies and feminist studies, and literary studies by asking how Black women deliberately document their experiences with dispossession through artistic engagement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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From a castle built by a Sherlock Holmes actor in Connecticut to lava fields in Idaho that helped train astronauts, these destinations showcase the beauty, ingenuity and delightful weirdness that make the United States unique.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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While other rulers of the era relied on religious omens or superstition to guide their kingdoms, Aristotle taught the young prince that the universe could be understood through human reason and keen observation.—
Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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With floured hands, shape the dough into 15 evenly-sized spheres.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2026
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Craig points out that, unlike when creatives from other entertainment spheres like live theater get filmmaking opportunities, content creators come to Hollywood having cultivated an interactive relationship with an engaged fan base.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Precincts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precincts. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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