vicinities

plural of vicinity
as in neighborhoods
an adjoining region or space there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital

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Noun
  • Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite Dayton being a hub for mid-century furniture, Molski said he's been to nearly every one of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • On Saturday morning, police received several calls of someone banging on doors, wandering through backyards and ultimately burglarizing a home on Ettrick Street, near Martin’s family home not far from the Oakland Zoo.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The New York Times examined how local communities from Chile to Ireland are increasingly opposed to data center construction in their backyards due to the negative environmental impacts and energy demands these warehouses stuffed with computer chips bring.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Vicinities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinities. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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