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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Rafael Devers tossed water in Bailey’s vicinity, and Heliot Ramos followed behind with yellow Powerade.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neither the primary materials of sand and soda ash (sodium carbonate) nor the firewood for the medieval Venetian glassmakers were found in the city’s immediate vicinity.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Vicinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinage. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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