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 The list is compiled based on the votes of the 50 Best Restaurants Academy, which is comprised of more than 1,100 international restaurant industry experts, representing 28 regions around the world. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that its forces shot down 496 Ukrainian drones over 13 Russian regions overnight, as well as the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia, and the Black and Azov Seas. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Electrodes in the Samphire headband target regions in the brain associated with pain and mood regulation. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026 As a result, many regions have relatively sparse monitoring networks that struggle to capture localized storms, where rainfall can vary dramatically over short distances. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 Slightly west, Sultan-Epe lies beside a deep canyon, where a stream threads through thickets of mulberry, buckthorn, blackberry, and wild herbs—another improbable pocket of green in one of Kazakhstan’s driest regions. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026 The organization, for its part, explains that the list is voted on by more than 1,100 voters across 28 regions, a quarter of whom are new each year. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 The business grew across regions, led by Greater China (up 39%), Other Asia (23%), and Europe (22%). — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 So Dzirasa began contemplating other ways to connect two disparate brain regions. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Designed for ages 3 to 12, the shiny indoor space is cleverly set up into various imaginative zones, from a plush mediaeval princess castle to a play gym with climbing wall.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Plenty of communities outside of the warning zones will experience winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour, forecasters say.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • The electric driveline also has fewer moving parts, which could simplify parts of the servicing routine.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • A week after record-breaking rains walloped parts of Palm Beach County, some communities are still flooded.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
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  • Chain O’Lakes sewer lines McFarlane described three general areas for the project, totaling about 5,400 homes and businesses.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Baseball and basketball, in particular, have been areas of focus for Sure Sports, though McKenzie did not name any specific clients, citing confidentiality.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Regions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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