regions

plural of region
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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 Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine targeted two oil facilities and a training ground in the Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions of Russia. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 At the end of the project, Fashion for Good will release the Roadmap for Cotton Circularity report, which will lay out what is needed from a data perspective to scale the use of recycled cotton in different product verticals and regions. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, still circulates among wildlife in Siberia and neighboring regions. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Polling could be more or less accurate in different regions, as Republican pollster Ruffini suggests. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 DeSantis signed the executive order Tuesday night, allowing state agencies to position resources ahead of potential impacts across the Panhandle and Big Bend regions. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Micron Technology, which operates an engineering and office facility in Folsom, is pledging $250 million in one-time $250 deposits to Trump Accounts for eligible children under 18 in Sacramento County and other regions where the company has offices. — Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Browse shelves stocked with bags from different regions, including microlots and competition-level coffees. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The vision conversation resulted in more activity in regions tied to motivation, to visual imagination and to calming the stress response. — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regions
Noun
  • Disaster zones are terrible places to follow a preplanned route.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The design physically splits the site into two distinct zones.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Opponents worry that the changes would mean less money getting invested in rural housing, precisely when housing affordability issues are hitting those areas the hardest.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The driverless section will cover 219 miles, primarily along Interstate 45 between Kodiak facilities in the Dallas and Houston areas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Regions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regions. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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