zone

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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zone He was clocked doing 80 mph in a 45 mph zone on US 1 and SW 171st Street, according to court records. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025 The prohibition zone, which includes the exclusive Malibu Colony and verdant Serra Retreat neighborhood. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 Likely strut zones are green fields, food plots in the woods, and logging roads in open timber. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025 And the Warriors’ zone has been successful in recent weeks. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for zone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone
Noun
  • Each operates outside the global market, unable to keep pace with Madagascar and other fruitful vanilla-producing regions.
    Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • Moreover, although this plan could indeed have a very minimal effect on the sun’s fusion process, the risks of creating a concentrated debris field in certain regions of space or inadvertently triggering an unwanted chain reaction would remain.
    Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • On May 8, a hunter discovered human remains on Cedar Mountain, and after alerting authorities about the finding, law enforcement responded to the area and retrieved them, the Kane County Sheriff's Office reported this week.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Avoiding areas with a lot of tree coverage or power lines.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The alleged attack involved Combs grabbing Morgan by the neck and throwing a wooden hanger that hit her head, Morgan said.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • Here’s How To Keep Them In Place There’s nothing more irritating than looking in the bathroom mirror only to notice that the beautiful design of your necklace is actually on the backside of your neck, while the clasp is sitting front and center.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • These sightings offer hope that this snake may return to lands it was once pushed out of.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • Super Nintendo World is home to two smaller lands, Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong Country.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 May 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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