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 Disney is building its second-ever Storyliving by Disney community in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, near Raleigh. Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 Nuñez reportedly met last week with Payan and the prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Jacques Witkowski, to work toward barring West from performing in Marseille. Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026 At the end of March, 4,897 homes were under contract, down about 21% from the same month a year ago, according to data from the Georgia Multiple Listing Service for the 12-county metro Atlanta region. Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026 In southern Italy’s Basilicata region, this plush property features 23 rooms, including eight suites. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Hooker also shared his account of what happened with several friends and even annotated maps of the area.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The legal grey area has apparently even made Frontex, the EU border control agency, uncomfortable.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • McKellen was hospitalized for three days with a fractured wrist and neck injury following the fall on June 17, 2024, leaving him unable to return to the London run of Player Kings.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Police said a 16-year-old boy was shot in the neck and took himself to the University of Chicago Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • Comfort spreads as the fertile Moon blesses your home zone and sextiles therapeutic Chiron in your 6th House of Sustainability.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Flying southwest to northeast, the spacecraft steered toward a splashdown zone southwest of San Diego, where a US Navy recovery ship held position to await the crew’s homecoming.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • Others turn to commercial renewable energy leases as both an alternative income stream and a way to put fallow land to work.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Then enjoy the rest of it on land, learning about native plants and animals at the Gulf State Park Nature Center and building towering sand castles with private lessons through Sand Castle University.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • Most notably, Point Loma Heights and Azure Vista-adjacent Sunset Cliffs and Riviera Villas were large tracts with good-size lots, wide streets, alleys, smooth sidewalks and all utilities.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But the short tract can only be accessed by neighbors with the code for the gate that leads into the La Cantera neighborhood.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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