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 Heavy rains and flooding have submerged or damaged about 10,014 hectares (24,745 acres) of rice and other crops, with the largest losses reported in Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Canadian government officials have consulted provinces and labor groups but have not settled on what form the relationship should take. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Last week, officials in Congo said the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record had now spread to seven provinces in the African country, and was showing no signs of slowing down. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on Sunday the investigations, coordinated by prosecutors in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin, involved 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses across 15 provinces. — CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Three main provinces—Castellón, Valencia, and Alicante—each have a distinct identity that helps define the region. — Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Other provinces and cities have only a few dozen minister-level cadres. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

In contrast to the AP case, which had to do with being blocked from specific areas of the White House, the three networks were restricted from the grounds entirely.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
The available shots are used only in select cases, such as children who live in high-transmission areas and have already had dengue once.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Trump does have expertise in a handful of realms, such as construction, entertainment, and men’s discount shoeware.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Cybersecurity company Nebty has linked about 119,000 domains to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
From Beijing’s perspective, restraint in both domains would only lock in Washington’s advantages, leaving China open to bullying and blackmail.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Although his kiss doesn’t break the curse in this retelling, his bravery and kindness help to unite the fairy and human kingdoms.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Oyo, crowned at age 3 and celebrated worldwide as a child monarch, is being mourned by tens of thousands in a remote border city, underscoring the enduring influence of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of kingdoms

Noun

Today, that room looks across UC Davis experimental fields — and toward the small airport where the home’s current owner, Elizabeth Thigpen, learned to fly as a teenager.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
More than 60 have been approved, in fields including respiratory care, cybersecurity and water resource management.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

To avoid ambiguity, no string can belong to different code words’ spheres.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Other doctrines like predestination (where some people are chosen for salvation and others are damned) have further broken the world into separate spheres.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Yet Chinatown, the oldest canals and quieter walks towards the eastern harbor district all begin just behind the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Chicago loaded the bases off Cleveland's Craig Yoho on a pair of walks and a single before Chase Meidroth hit an RBI single, Randal Grichuk had a sacrifice fly and Vargas ripped a single into left off reliever Hunter Gaddis.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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