sectors

noun

plural of sector
1
as in regions
a specific area or part of an area They worked in the industrial sector of the city.

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2
as in segments
a part of a sphere of activity The outlook for jobs in the health-care sector of the economy is excellent.

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Recent Examples of sectors Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 That backdrop is leading to a very different conversation in Pennington’s industry about AI’s implications for employment from the one happening in many other sectors. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 July 2026 The crash killed Joshua Baer, a leader in Texas’ technology and startup sectors. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Businesses Where Trust Builds Over Time Print still performs best in sectors where trust builds over time, like healthcare, real estate, education and hospitality. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Looking past geopolitical worries, the tech and financial sectors are taking significant strides. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Their proposal targets sectors with growing demand for rare earth magnets, including defense, aerospace, automotive manufacturing, robotics, and AI infrastructure. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Investors have moved into other sectors like financials and industrials, which pushed the Dow to close above 53,000 points for the first time ever earlier this week. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026 These economies lose their cheap labor advantage, but don’t have the domestic innovation to create the high-value sectors to compete with wealthier nations. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectors
  1. regions
  2. segments
  3. sections
  4. districts
  5. zones
Noun
  • When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • The route spans nine distinct regions, each with its own personality—from wine country and alpine villages to rugged mountain passes.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
Definition of regions
Noun
  • Consumer spending is higher, charge-offs are lower, and savings investments are growing across customer segments.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • In these segments, memory can now easily account for half of the total manufacturing cost.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • Those signatures must be distributed from around the state and include at least 6% of voters in 18 of the state’s 35 legislative districts.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • De Lucio said the company does work for districts like Plainfield, West Chicago and Indian Prairie D204.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Petunias are typically grown as annuals, but they can be cultivated as perennials in zones 10 and 11.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of zones

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