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Recent Examples of regions
What To Know The 13 million acres of federal land for potential coal mining leases could be made available in states such as Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Alabama and North Dakota—a number of existing and historically productive coal regions.
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
At least five civilians were killed and 41 injured across six Ukrainian regions plus the capital Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The company is one of the world’s fastest-growing gold producers, with interests in eight mines located in regions across Central Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
As part of the deal, all three institutions will aid in the distribution of English-language African films to Francophone territories, while also reversing the flow by introducing French-language African films to English-speaking regions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Its genetic fingerprints showed up in mammoths from different eras and regions, hinting at a long-term relationship.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
In Myanmar, scam compounds have been shielded by corruption and lawlessness that has long saturated the country’s border regions.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Equal temperatures and properties for the Universe even in causally disconnected regions; a Universe with a singular beginning made no such prediction.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
At least five civilians were killed and 41 injured across six Ukrainian regions plus the capital Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The company is one of the world’s fastest-growing gold producers, with interests in eight mines located in regions across Central Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
As part of the deal, all three institutions will aid in the distribution of English-language African films to Francophone territories, while also reversing the flow by introducing French-language African films to English-speaking regions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Its genetic fingerprints showed up in mammoths from different eras and regions, hinting at a long-term relationship.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
In Myanmar, scam compounds have been shielded by corruption and lawlessness that has long saturated the country’s border regions.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Equal temperatures and properties for the Universe even in causally disconnected regions; a Universe with a singular beginning made no such prediction.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regions
Noun
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The rates are based on shipping zones, which are organized from one to nine, with one being the closest and nine being the furthest from the shipping origin.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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The rates are based on shipping zones, which are organized from one to nine, with one being the closest and nine being the furthest from the shipping origin.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, China expanded visa waivers to tourists from much of Europe, Asia, and parts of the Middle East, sought to attract more international students to its universities and exchange programs, and boosted its trade and diplomatic relationships with the rest of the world.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His work with rural counties has earned favorable notices, but in urban areas like Phoenix, many of the experts in Joan's reporting raised questions about Livar's effectiveness.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miner did not say whether a decline in international students would hurt UC's finances but indicated that administrators are shifting enrollment efforts to other areas abroad.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Regions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regions. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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