Definition of regionnext
1
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 In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported. CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Lowes Foods adding more grocery stores around Charlotte Lowes Foods has been expanding in the Charlotte region after pulling back over a decade ago. Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 The devastation revived memories of the 1999 earthquake that killed nearly 1,200 people in Colombia’s coffee-growing region. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Yes, fantastic fighting games can come from any region; just look at the very American Mortal Kombat. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Reese Esponda, who trains at the Houston-area gym owned by Biles' family, was fourth.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said Sunday that fire activity had prevented them from quickly reaching the area amid steep, rough terrain.
    Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Players on reserve lists include Micah Parsons (knee), tight end Luke Musgrave (neck), running back Chris Brooks (hamstring), long snapper Matt Orzech (calf), and defensive tackles Javon Hargrave (knee) and Jordon Reilly (Achilles).
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Someone caught selling outside that zone is supposed to receive a warning and be directed back to the legal area.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But from orbit, their radar is unable to see the first few feet of material just below the planet's surface — a zone where scientists expect to find shallow ice deposits mixed in with the rocks and dust.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Those cells can be loaded with Tomahawk land-attack missiles as well as hypersonic vehicles.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Despite their mass, the mammals do know how to accelerate in water and on land.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Salmonella is a bacteria that lives in the intestinal tract, and it people are most often infected by eating foods contaminated with animal feces.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But there isn’t yet much evidence to suggest that governors are strategically pursuing their own overarching vision in their selection of tracts, Fikri said.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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