zones

noun

plural of zone
1
as in parts
a broad geographical area a tropical zone

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2
as in areas
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 zones Disaster zones are terrible places to follow a preplanned route. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 The design physically splits the site into two distinct zones. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 The California Department of Transportation is sounding the alarm about traffic safety near highway work zones after recent contract worker fatalities. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Establishing pollinator zones on the property can also help reduce tick populations. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Williams heads up the Rory Peck Trust, which provides funds and training to aid the security of freelance journalists who are reporting in perilous zones. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The contoured curves and precision support zones adapt to back, side or stomach sleeping positions. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Those zones are there to protect neighborhoods and act as buffer zones. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
  1. parts
  2. areas
  3. regions
  4. necks
  5. lands
Noun
  • Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • Opponents worry that the changes would mean less money getting invested in rural housing, precisely when housing affordability issues are hitting those areas the hardest.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The driverless section will cover 219 miles, primarily along Interstate 45 between Kodiak facilities in the Dallas and Houston areas.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine targeted two oil facilities and a training ground in the Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions of Russia.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At the end of the project, Fashion for Good will release the Roadmap for Cotton Circularity report, which will lay out what is needed from a data perspective to scale the use of recycled cotton in different product verticals and regions.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of regions
Noun
  • At most high schools, people would be breaking their necks in the hallway to get a look at a 17-year-old racing prodigy who’s already been flown out to visit the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Funnel necks are appearing on everything from long trench coats to cropped leather bombers.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of necks
Noun
  • Before another bottle lands in your cart, here’s what gynecologists actually say about the intimate skincare boom.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But environmentalists are concerned about data centers developing on federal lands to skirt environmental protections and laws and circumvent permitting processes.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lands

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“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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