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 Election officials are asking voters to visit nearby drop boxes outside of evacuation zones to drop off ballot packets. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Beyond core rooms, demand is rising for outdoor social spaces, home offices, hobby rooms, and at-home fitness zones. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 For updates and details of the evacuation, including warning zones, see the Genasys Protect map or the Facebook page of the Calaveras County sheriff’s office. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Flowering starts in August and continues in warmer USDA zones until November. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Drivers should pay extra attention while passing through work zones and be aware of all workers and repair equipment. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 Around 450 firefighters were deployed on Sunday across the two wildfire zones. — Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Lachter’s reporting has taken her into conflict zones and crisis areas across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
  1. parts
  2. areas
  3. regions
  4. necks
  5. lands
Noun
  • But $4 gas is still a reality across the country and parts of South Florida.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • In addition to rolling heat waves, the country has been grappling with a dearth of rain — just 7% of the average for this time of year, falling to 1% in some parts of the south.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • As disaster risks rise, the costs of goods, services and reconstruction in affected areas may increase further, while local real estate development and investment will also face higher risk premiums.
    — , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Recently, the Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected a measure that would have established a 12-month moratorium on new data centers within unincorporated areas of the county.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That would mean regions currently recording five to 10 days per year of extreme heat would see 20 to 30 days per year within a single generation.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of regions
Noun
  • In the basement, Patrick found Cora and Callan with bands around their necks.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The rule gets rid of drivers needing to stick out their necks to check for oncoming cars and eliminates the need for drivers to inch blindly forward around a curve.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of necks
Noun
  • In the book’s arc, this lands as a chilling dismissal, and a reminder of the magnitude of Bret’s increasingly psychotic concern over Robert Mallory and the Trawler, and his detachment from his own life.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Opening a restaurant in San Sebastián is only for the brave—the highest concentration of Michelin stars on the planet is in these lands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lands

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