Thesaurus results for PROVINCES

provinces

noun

plural of province

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a legal question outside the doctor's province

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Recent Examples of provinces Just this month, the White House threatened to impose additional tariffs on Canada, over reasons including a boycott of eight Canadian provinces on American liquor. — Rafael Nam, NPR, 25 July 2026 By Friday, seven of Sicily’s nine provinces remained at the highest level of alert for wildfires, with only the eastern coastal provinces of Messina and Catania registering a lower risk level, the civil protection reported in its daily bulletin. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 That led to most Canadian provinces banning the sale of American booze as of March 2025 (only Alberta and Saskatchewan have lifted their bans). — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 During the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88, which Khomeini prolonged for several years after repelling the Iraqi invasion, a disproportionate burden fell on Iranians in the southwestern and western provinces. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Most of the fires were in the central provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026 But individual Canadian provinces usually bear the burden of buying or contracting for such firefighting aircraft, and every available aircraft has often been required to fight wildfires in recent years. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 The news comes as Congolese health officials confirmed new cases and one death in two more northeastern provinces. — semafor.com, 15 July 2026

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Noun

Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Public areas—including the lobby, restaurants, and meeting spaces—are all wheelchair accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

The company has suffered defections from its traditional cable and broadband businesses as younger consumers find different services to connect them to digital realms.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 July 2026
Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory — Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings.

— Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

For my prior in-depth analysis overall of harness engineering across all domains, see the link here.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Civilizational contacts between the two neighbors go back thousands of years and span several domains, including diplomacy, trade, security, and culture.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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The two countries have long-standing agreements which include collaboration in fields such as drone and missile technology.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Mahomes has been cleared for Chiefs training camp, which opens Saturday morning with quarterbacks and rookies taking the back fields at Missouri Western State.

— Sam McDowell July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

While many people see technology and nature as two separate spheres, FNN is proving how the two can work in tandem, mitigating natural disasters through the use of AI.

— Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Large, stone spheres by Polish artist Alicja Kwade fill the rectangular courtyard.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

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