as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space
potential jurors were to be drawn from the vicinage in which the crime occurred
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Recent Examples of vicinage
Of the 28 judgeships in vicinage 15, which is made up of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, there are nine vacancies.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicinage
vicinity
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Now draw an imaginary line diagonally through the Dipper's bowl from Dubhe (the upper right star in the bowl) down through Phecda (the lower left star in the bowl) and extend that line downward about twice the distance between those two stars and that will bring you to the vicinity of Cor Caroli.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Another small asteroid -- named 2025 TQ2 -- flew within Earth's vicinity the day after 2025 TF's approach, according to the Minor Planet Center.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Vicinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinage. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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