regions

plural of region
1
as in zones
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 parts
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of regions Southern Peru boasts regions like Puno and Cusco that offer a breadth of culture, history, and adventure in the Andes. Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025 The Level 3 advisory applies to the country as a whole, but some areas of Jamaica are under a Level 4 advisory, meaning the department warns Americans not to travel to those regions at all. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 The typhoon is forecast to make landfall on Thursday night in Vietnam’s central regions, which have already suffered heavy floods that killed at least 40 people and left six others missing over the past week. CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025 Jejurikar joined the group in 1989, and has held various senior leadership roles across health and beauty, fabric care and home care in regions including the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025 And in mangrove regions, early tests show 97% accuracy—cutting processing time in half and helping governments act faster to protect fragile coastlines. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Furthermore, cotton uses roughly 88 million acres of global farmland, including land in food-insecure regions such as India. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025 The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • State officials have submitted applications to have FEMA either buy or elevate more than 400 homes in known flood zones since February, which if granted, would add up to more than $200 million in funding.
    Amber Gaudet Updated October 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Tingshu Wang | Reuters China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, is about to allow self-driving taxis to operate throughout the city, ending years of pilot zones and tight limits.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • The parts were gradually lining up for a potential return to the five-piece Rumours-era roster.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Mayo Clinic explains that it’s often not found until the cancer has already spread to multiple parts of the body.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Redefine and streamline your customer engagement and product experience by deploying AI systems in high-impact areas such as order-to-cash, procure‑to‑pay, and supply chain orchestration.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Regions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regions. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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