as in habitats
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine
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Recent Examples of territories
Coyotes vocalize to defend their territories and for inter-pack communication.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Movies from Spain, Portugal and Latin America – the territories sourced by MAFF– are now firing on multiple cylinders.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Launched in 2008, Banijay Entertainment is home to over 130 creative companies across 25 territories and delivers an average 16,000 hours of content and 3,000 live events globally each year.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
There’s something important about making a distinction between landscape and territories and the environment because the artists are really making this critical approach to industry and surveillance and tourism and economy.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
Now, as Tehran retaliates, their own territories are under fire.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Instigated by the dictatorship invading territories long ago ceded to the English, the war was the new government’s futile attempt to restore a nationalist fantasy of Argentina’s borders (and distract from the country’s collapsing economy).
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
No two broadcasting territories are the same.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Movies from Spain, Portugal and Latin America – the territories sourced by MAFF– are now firing on multiple cylinders.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Launched in 2008, Banijay Entertainment is home to over 130 creative companies across 25 territories and delivers an average 16,000 hours of content and 3,000 live events globally each year.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
There’s something important about making a distinction between landscape and territories and the environment because the artists are really making this critical approach to industry and surveillance and tourism and economy.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
Now, as Tehran retaliates, their own territories are under fire.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Instigated by the dictatorship invading territories long ago ceded to the English, the war was the new government’s futile attempt to restore a nationalist fantasy of Argentina’s borders (and distract from the country’s collapsing economy).
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
No two broadcasting territories are the same.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for territories
Noun
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Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Upon entering the Visitor's Center, guests are greeted by life-size models of North Atlantic right whales, dolphins, and manta rays, along with dioramas depicting marshes, sand dunes, and coastal habitats.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That鈥檚 a jolt to the senators in both parties working on a housing reform bill that鈥檚 now on the floor, which also includes a stab at the president鈥檚 priority of cutting down institutional investors buying up single-family homes.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters made quick work of a 2-acre brush fire that broke out in a Birdland canyon late Sunday morning, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Territories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/territories. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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