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 Fujian now ranks among the top eight provinces in total GDP and fourth nationwide in per-capita GDP. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 The virus has spread to eight provinces and 66 health zones across the country’s eastern region. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 As with their neighbors to the south, residents of Canada’s western prairie and mountain provinces take pride in a pioneering spirit and rugged independence that have enabled them to prosper in often harsh terrain. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026 The eastern provinces, including Ituri, have experienced years of conflict that have weakened the public infrastructure, including the healthcare system. — Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026 Ministries, provinces, and state banks were mobilized to fulfill these goals, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has continued to reinforce the effort, including with his 2026 push for Beijing to shape global AI standards. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Sistan and Baluchistan is the second largest of the 31 Iranian provinces. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The province contributes to Canada's equalization system, which provides federal funding to provinces with lower fiscal capacity. — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Its signal reaches up to ninety-five per cent of the province, which is the size of Minnesota, along with parts of two neighboring provinces. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of departments

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These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

These technologies could support radicalization, recruitment and fundraising while helping groups conduct complex attacks across multiple domains.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of domains

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Gomelsky told investigators there was no reason Wang would need the victim’s research notes because their fields of study at the university were unrelated, the affidavit said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The schedule also introduces Banana Ball 360, a Notre Dame Stadium event with games alternating between two fields.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

In this procedure, uranium-containing material is formed into tiny spheres by dipping them into a hot silicone-oil bath.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Wagyu beef and lamb koobideh are formed into bite-size, plump spheres doused in a sweet tomato and sumac glaze.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Resident birding experts host sunrise walks—be ready to rise early and get on the road in pitch dark—into the nearby Chyulu Hills cloud forest.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Throughout the opening weekend, activities ran the gamut from traditional Chinese medicine consultation, sound bowl healing, wellness walks, yoga, pilates, breath work, to live DJ sets.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

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