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 They were disqualified for passing the baton outside the changeover zone. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025 The region was turned into a militarized zone – a status that continues today. Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025 All but one evacuation zone had been lifted by 9 p.m. but the roughly 250 people remained in an mandatory evacuation area, according to El Dorado County officials. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025 Their departure suggests movement into strategic positions across the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, or Gulf of Oman—all key zones within CENTCOM area of responsibility, analysts said. Amira El-Fekki‎ john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for zone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone
Noun
  • Another major gap is equity, as many regions remain under-mapped, reinforcing digital divides.
    Michael Harrell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Given the dominance of their major predator, the wolf, in mountainous and forested regions of the north, the coyote found its niche in the grasslands and deserts of North America east of the Mississippi to the Pacific and extending south into Mexico.
    Helen Whybrow July 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Two Kansas City suburbs are home to some of the safest drivers in the country, a new report says, while other parts of the area has become substantially more risky to drive in over the last 10 years.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • While comparing the skulls of common chipmunks and voles found in the Chicagoland area collected over the past 125 years, a team found evidence that these rodents have been adapting to life in an increasingly urban environment.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • This cooling neck gaiter protects your neck from getting a sunburn.
    Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
  • That randomness is supposed to simulate Arbus’ most famous method of finding her subjects: wandering the kaleidoscopic streets of New York with a camera strapped around her neck.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Even on Zoom, the Wyoming sky is clearly in the background, with an expanse of ranch land stretching out into the distance.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • In a Monday evening update, the Idaho Department of Lands said the Nettleton Gulch fire was contained within 26 acres of land and that no structures were at risk.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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