Definition of regionnext
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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026 As the scientists noted in their paper, the collision would take place during the day and would be clearly visible from the Pacific region. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026 Folks from Colorado and Wyoming through the Mid-Atlantic region and New England should prepare for forecast updates. Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026 Perhaps the isolated hemisphere goes silent or its neural activity devolves into randomness, without any meaningful communication between brain regions. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for region
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  • The hearing also prompted an admission from the FAA that the air traffic control tower failed to warn the regional jet pilots of helicopter traffic in the immediate area.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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  • In a separate clip, Durant had a towel around his neck as the confrontation with the fan continued during a play stoppage for a referee’s video review.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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  • After Arvidsson’s backhander nearly gave the B’s the unlikely lead, the Habs were breaking the puck out when Zacha took a bad offensive zone penalty.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • In any case, makers of non-AI systems could potentially be squeezed into this definition, so all software and systems developers should be mindful of whether their automation could fall into this zone.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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  • The unit encompasses a generous 6,903 square feet of land.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • But if both teams jump into the top four of the lottery or land just outside of it, both picks should be fairly valuable.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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  • Scientists, nonprofits, the state of Florida and the federal government are all scrambling to rescue and rebuild the reef tract.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Landscapes unfold over vast, rocky tracts, engulfed by big skies.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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