Thesaurus results for PROVINCES

provinces

noun

plural of province

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

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Recent Examples of provinces 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 As of Monday, at least 1,926 people have been infected and 702 died in three provinces in Congo from the rare Bundibugyo virus, Congolese authorities said. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days because of the stormy weather. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 But in some provinces, restrictions have already moved beyond government offices and into hospitals, schools and universities, raising fears that the policy could become an early test for broader limits on public smartphone use. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026 The company currently operates in five Canadian provinces and Georgia, Illinois and Tennessee. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

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Noun

In these areas, tropical storm conditions are expected within the next 36 hours.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
States including Washington, Montana, and Michigan, particularly near the Canadian border, are potential viewing areas.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Local police departments and private vessels also responded, Crispen said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
According to a July 14 press release from CalHR, the recent pilot focused on hiring for Analyst I, Analyst II and Student Assistant positions in the participating departments.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of departments

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These include rituals related to cosmic realms, guidance for navigating the challenges of daily life and even the worship of powerful deities.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
All three have released solo albums that further expand their palettes, moving into ambient (Vida), experimental (Stardrum), and singer/songwriter (Epstein) realms.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

The most meaningful transformation will come from scaling trustworthy autonomy across thousands of operational tasks and domains.

— Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And that’s common, especially in domains where strategy, judgment, and staying power come together in real time.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Mysore was one of the most powerful kingdoms in southern India; its military was among the more modernized and effective fighting forces in the hodgepodge of principalities that made up India’s political map at the time.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of kingdoms

Noun

So municipal governments and homeowners associations have started paying ranchers to let their herds feed on local fields.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
The systems still don’t fully talk to each other, and the workflows are held together by a senior employee who knows which fields to skip.

— KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

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
Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of spheres

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Unlike dogs, they cannot simply be taken on longer walks, often resist dietary changes, and can be difficult to medicate consistently, making GLP-1 therapies potentially attractive if clinical trials prove successful.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Everyone—joggers, dogs on walks—looked far more chipper than me in the 60-degree foggy weather.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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