Thesaurus results for PRECINCTS

precincts

noun

plural of precinct

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 Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 Voting times and locations may vary between precincts, so check your My Voter Page for specific information for your area. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 The town of Maluso in Basilan has also been put under the commission’s control after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the town of Maluso on Basilan Island was put under the control of the Commission on Elections after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 First responders came from firehouses, precincts and hospitals across the five boroughs and beyond. — Larry D. Johnson Jr, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 After months of intrigue and millions in spending, unofficial results showed Mellor winning 58% of the vote, with all precincts reporting. — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 The amendment was turned down because many of the early voting sites were unavailable or gave the southern precincts more locations than the northern precincts had. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 Additionally, four new precincts have been created, though voters in each new precinct will continue to vote at the same polling location tied to their old precinct, Dickens said. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

By Monday morning, waves began to crash and flood coastal areas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Separated into two areas, the first is the mellow bar (for pre and post-spa cocktails, mocktails, and detox juices) and four quirky pink manicure pods that look like disjointed train carriages.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

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

Funke, as a whole, keeps fine-tuning in both the savory and sweet realms.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the Smithsonian underwent a political awakening during the 2020 upheaval over the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd that echoed responses in academia and other progressive realms.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

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

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

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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

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