Thesaurus results for TURF

turf

noun

Definition of turf

as in territory

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Recent Examples of turf Lately, the genre has become the well-trod turf of superheroes. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 City staff noted that turf installation won’t start until 2028, but that the city locked in a lower price by signing a contract this year. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turf

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Noun

However, maritime law experts point out claiming a territory is not this simple.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of territory

Noun

West’s pregnancy became the subject of a legal battle after Rumi received his diagnosis, according to a July statement of interest filed in Alaska and reviewed by PEOPLE.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
The correspondence that followed was equally persuasive, laying out the subjects the person identifying themselves as Gross intended to discuss with him, demonstrating what appeared to be deep, actual knowledge of Vilanch’s work.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026